The Twelve Brothers

The Twelve Brothers (German: Die zwölf Brüder) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 9.[1] Andrew Lang included it in The Red Fairy Book.[2]

It is Aarne-Thompson type 451, the brothers who were turned into birds.[3] Other variants of the Aarne-Thompson type include The Six Swans, The Twelve Wild Ducks, Udea and her Seven Brothers, The Wild Swans, The Seven Ravens, and The Magic Swan Geese.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Jacob and Wilheim Grimm, Grimm's Fairy Tales, "The Twelve Brothers"
  2. ↑ Andrew Lang, The Red Fairy Book, "The Twelve Brothers"
  3. ↑ D. L. Ashliman, "The Grimm Brothers' Children's and Household Tales"
  4. ↑ Heidi Anne Heiner, "Tales Similar to The Six Swans"