Alphege, or the Green Monkey (in French : Alphinge ou le singe vert) is a French literary fairy tale, included in a work entitled Nouveaux Contes de fées (1718). In his compilation Le Cabinet des Fées (tome 31), Charles-Joseph de Mayer stated that the author was unknown, but it was finally attributed to the Chevalier de Mailly (1657–1724). Andrew Lang collected it in The Yellow Fairy Book.
Commentary
This tale makes use of fairies and shapeshifting in a manner similar to many précieuse writers, such as Madame d'Aulnoy.
References
Alphege, or the Green Monkey Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA