The Two Brothers
| The Two Brothers | |
|---|---|
Illustration by Elenore Abbott | |
| Folk tale | |
| Name | The Two Brothers |
| Aarne–Thompson grouping | ATU 303, ATU 567 |
| Country | Germany |
| Published in | Grimms' Fairy Tales |
"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.