Brother and Sister

"Brother and Sister.鈥� The Juniper Tree, and other Tales from Grimm, Brothers Grimm, translated by Lore Segal, Randall Jarrell, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973, pp. 42-54.

Tale Summary After their mother died and their father was remarried to an evil woman, a brother and sister ran away to find a better life. When they woke up the next morning after a day鈥檚 travels, the boy was very thirsty and went with his sister to find a...

Brother and Sister

鈥淏rother and Sister.鈥� The Fairy Book, Dinah Maria Mulock, New York: Mayflower Books, 1979, pp. 127-133.

Tale Summary One day, after being treated wickedly by their stepmother, a brother and sister ran away together to start a better life. They ran the whole day and fell asleep in a hollow tree, exhausted from their travels. The next day was very hot and the brother dragged his...

Sister Alionushka and Brother Ivanushka

鈥淪ister Alionushka and Brother Ivanushka." The falcon under the hat: Russian merry tales and fairy tales, Selected and translated by Guy Daniels, New York: Funk & Wagnalls; 1969, pp. 61-66.

Tale Summary Once upon a time, an old man and his wife died, leaving their daughter Alionushka and her younger brother, Ivanushka, all alone in the world. The girl set out looking for work with her brother in tow, but all along the way he was thirsty. Ivanushka saw a...