Brother and Sister is a well-known European fairy tale which was, among others, written down by the Brothers Grimm in their collection of Childrens and Household Tales (Grimms Fairy Tales). It is alternatively known as Little Sister and Little Brother or (in the Grimms version) Brüderchen und Schwesterchen. The first recorded appearance of Brother and Sister is in Giambattista Basiles Pentamerone around the 17th century. It was written down as the tale of Ninnillo and Nennella. Since then it has circulated in a number of European countries under varying titles but with most of the main story intact. In Russia the story was more commonly known as Sister Alionushka, Brother Ivanushka and collected by Alexander Afanasyev in Narodnye russkie skazki. At times, Brother and Sister has been confused with Hansel and Gretel. Hansel and Gretel has been known as Little Brother and Little Sister which is also an alternate title for this tale. The Grimms selected Hansel and Gretel for the tale by that name and kept the Brother and Sister title for this tale. Some publications of the Hansel and Gretel tale still use the Little Brother and Little Sister title, causing confusion for readers. The story as the Grimms told it was first published in the original 1812 edition of their Childrens and Household Tales, and subsequently featured in all later editions, with several additions in 1819. Rackhams 1917 edition of Little Brother and Little Sister by The Brothers Grimm contained 13 colour plates and 45 line illustrations.
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