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The Two Brothers
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This article is about the German fairy tale. For the ancient Egyptian tale, see Tale of Two Brothers. For other uses, see Two Brothers (disambiguation).
The Two Brothers is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 60. It is Aarne-Thompson type 303, "The Blood Brothers", with an initial episode of type 567, "The Magic Bird Heart". A similar story, of Sicilian origin, was also collected by author and folklorist Andrew Lang in The Pink Fairy Book.[1]
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Name | The Two Brothers |
Aarne–Thompson grouping | ATU 303, ATU 567 |
Country | Germany |
Published in | Grimms' Fairy Tales |
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