Братец и сестрица

by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Якоб Гримм

"Little Brother and Little Sister" is a magical story about two innocent children who flee the wicked stepmother they have. They seek shelter in the woods but we all know that the forests often hide dangers. Will the little boy and girl survive by taking care of each other or the evil witch will find them? Are the curses going to catch up with them or the good will win over the bad?

Genres: Short Stories, Classics

10 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 3, 2014

About the author

German philologist and folklorist Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm in 1822 formulated Grimm's Law, the basis for much of modern comparative linguistics. With his brother Wilhelm Karl Grimm (1786-1859), he collected Germanic folk tales and published them as Grimm's Fairy Tales (1812-1815).

Indo-European stop consonants, represented in Germanic, underwent the regular changes that Grimm's Law describes; this law essentially states that Indo-European p shifted to Germanic f, t shifted to th, and k shifted to h. Indo-European b shifted to Germanic p, d shifted to t, and g shifted to k. Indo-European bh shifted to Germanic b, dh shifted to d, and gh shifted to g.

This jurist and mythologist also authored the monumental German Dictionary and his Deutsche Mythologie .

Adapted from Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

داستان یازدهم از هم‌خوانی برادران گریم
به چیز راجع به جنگل بگم: اینکه اینا میرن تو جنگل و یه سری اتفاق میوفته می‌تونه نشانه ورود به ناخودآگاه و مواجهه با ترس و نگرانی‌های درونی باشه که یه سری تو این مواجهه شکست میخورن(پسره تو این داستان) و دچار شکست و طلسم و تبدیله میشن و یه سری ازش پیروز بیرون میان (دختره اینجا) و از اونجایی که اینا موفق شدن بیخیال اون یکی شخصیت نمیشن و میرن به اون‌‌هم یاد بدند که بتونه مقابله کنه.(طلسم ها رو میشکنند.)

[Arman · Rating 3 out of 5]

قصه‌های برادران گریم
قصه یازدهم
برادر و خواهر کوچولو

مواد لازم برای تهیه قصه:
یک نامادری شرور و ترجیحاً جادوگر
یک جنگل مناسب برای گم شدن
یک شاه که عاشق اولین دختری می‌شود که توی جنگل می‌بیند‌.

انگار یه نفر نشسته بود و عناصر مختلف از قصه‌های مختلف رو با هم ترکیب کرده بود ویا قصه جدید ساخته بود. داستان خوب بود، اما تازگی نداشت.
در آخر اینکه اینجا هم یه روح بی‌قرار داریم که از دنیای مردگان می‌آید تا کارهای ناتمامش را تمان کند.

[Greta is Erikasbuddy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story was AWESOME!! and I think would be great as a modern retelling.

Of course a step-mom is involved who hates the kids and the kids run away. But the twist is that the step-mom is a witch and bewitches the water supply which turns the brother into a fawn.

Sister takes care of the fawn and herself and soon a hunting party comes through their woods. Because the fawn is really a boy (and can still talk!!) he totes wants to join the hunting party (as a fawn) just to screw with everyone.

The King learns about the Sister and the talking fawn and when he goes to them he falls in love with the Sister and marries her. The new Queen requests that her fawn stays with them forever and the King agrees.

Soon, they have a son and the witch step-mom learns that the sister and fawn are still alive and now her daughter is jealous cuz hey... she married a king!

They go to the kingdom and kill the Sister and the other daughter takes the form of the Queen.

For a couple nights the ghost Queen comes around and feeds her baby ghost boob milk and checks on her fawn. The King finds out and BOOM... spell is broken when he touches her. The daughter gets ripped apart by beasts and the witch mom gets burned.

HAPPILY EVER AFTER!

OH! And the fawn becomes a dude again!

[Sukriti · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jacob Grimm, alongside his brother Wilhelm, is renowned for compiling "Grimm's Fairy Tales," a collection of German folktales. This book is a captivating journey into the heart of folklore, presenting a mixture of enchanting and sometimes dark stories that have fascinated readers for generations. Grimm's work is not just a mere collection of tales; it's a profound exploration of the human condition, morals, and the cultural heritage of Germany. The stories range from the well-loved "Cinderella" and "Snow White" to the less known but equally intriguing tales. Each story is a masterpiece of fantasy, imbued with timeless themes and moral lessons, making this book a valuable treasure for both young and adult readers. Jacob Grimm's contribution through this compilation has left an indelible mark on literature and continues to inspire the imagination of readers worldwide.

[April Helms · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think I've read this one before. A brother and sister run away to escape the cruel treatment of their stepmother, who is also a witch (these stories are NOT kind to stepmothers!). The stepmother enchants a stream and the brother turns into a roebuck. The sister and her transformed brother find an abandoned cottage and make their new home there. But both their lives change when a king and his hunting party come to the area. An enjoyable, traditional fairy tale.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this one. I wasn’t to sure about Gimm’s fairytales, but I am enjoying them.

[Normalmente · Rating 2 out of 5]

Random Hate.

[Seb · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought I was going mad, thinking it was meant to be Hansel and Grettel!

[Mandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

11. Little Brother and Little Sister
A little brother and his little sister decide to run away from the stepmother that they are stuck with after she has treated and beaten them one too many times. They wander the forest for a long time trying to find a safe place to live. They become thirsty and each time they stop the sister hears a chant that says if water is drank from the streams they would turn into an animal. With the fear that the brother would drink and then once an animal kill his sister they moved on. On the last stream the voice says that if they drink the water they will turn into a deer. The brother is too thirsty to say no and as soon as he finished he turns into a deer. As sad as they are that he is now a deer they are still happier than they have ever been. When the king and his hunting party pass near by the brother longs to join and each time comes nearly being caught. The king finds the sister and wants to marry her but only if she can bring her fawn along with her. Later the witch finds out that these children did not die in the forest like she wants but were living happily with the king. She and her daughter devise a plan to rid the king of his queen and her fawn and throw her to the stream. As the nights followed a spirit came that asked about her baby and her dear fawn. On the last night the king realized that it was his dear wife and brought her back to him and cast out the witch and her daughter. As soon as they perished the spell was broken and the brother turned back into a human.

Personal Note
Love this story, and I especially love the ending that the witch and her daughter receive their punishment, "the daughter was taken into the forest where she was torn to pieces by wild beasts, but the witch was cast into the fire and miserably burnt." Hahah! "miserably burnt" like there is a good version!