Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales

450: Brother and Sister

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 400-459: Supernatural or Enchanted Wife (Husband) or Other Relative > 450-459: Brother or Sister > 450: Brother and Sister

Description

The boy is turned into a roe by the cruel stepmother. Lives with his sister in the forest. The king marries the sister. Her stepmother usurps her place as wife. Disclosure, punishment, and reunion. Cf. Types 403, 480, 533. I. Cruel Stepmother. A…

Variants

450A. The Brother Transformed to a Snake

See analysis of 450. III. (c) A brother and sister are driven forth by their stepmother. The boy kills a snake. A flowering tree grows from its body. The girl puts one of the flowers on her brother and he is changed into a snake. IV. (b) The brother…

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Das Lämmchen und Fischchen450GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Brüderchen und Schwesterchen450GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Сестрица Аленушка, братец Иванушка450RussianАлександр АфанасьевRussia1855
Burdilluni450SicilianGiuseppe PitrèItaly1870
La figghia di Biancuciuri480,403,450SicilianGiuseppe PitrèItaly1870
Brother and Sister450EnglishAndrew LangGermany1890
Ninnillo e Nennella450,327ANeapolitanGiambattista BasileItaly1634

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Allison Gross 450 British Internet Archive
Cruel Stepmother 450 German Internet Archive
Little boy and his elder sister 450 Greek Internet Archive
Little Boy and his Elder Sister 450 Greek Internet Archive
Little Brother and Little Sister 450 German Internet Archive
Sister Alionushka, Brother Ivanushka 450 Russian Internet Archive
The Brother Who Was a Lamb 450 French Internet Archive
The Little Lamb and the Little Fish 450 German Internet Archive

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