The Two Brothers

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.

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
Illustration by Elenore Abbott
Folk tale
NameThe Two Brothers
Aarne–Thompson groupingATU 303, ATU 567
CountryGermany
Published inGrimms' Fairy Tales
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