| Brother Lustig | |
|---|---|
| Folk tale | |
| Name | Brother Lustig |
| Aarne–Thompson grouping | ATU 785; ATU 753A; ATU 330B; ATU 330 |
| Country | Germany |
| Published in | Grimms' Fairy Tales |
Brother Lustig (Bruder Lustig) KHM 81 is a lengthy German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in the first edition of Kinder- und Hausmärchen (Grimm's Fairy Tales) in 1812. It contains elements of Aarne–Thompson type 785: Who Ate the Lamb's Heart?; type 753A: The Unsuccessful Resuscitation; type 330B: The Devil in the Sack; and type 330: Entering Heaven by a Trick.[1]