E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Fair-star.
The Princess Fair-star, in love with Prince Chery, whom she sets to obtain for her “the dancing water,” “the singing apple,” and “the green bird” (q.v.). This tale is borrowed from the fairy tales of Straparo’la the Milanese. (1550.) Chery and Fairstar, by the Countess d’Aulnoy.
