| The Water of Life | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:The_fairy_tales_of_the_Brothers_Grimm_(1916)_(14596242367).jpg) Arthur Rackham, 1916 | |
| Folk tale | |
| Name | The Water of Life |
| Aarne–Thompson grouping | ATU 551 |
| Country | Germany |
| Published in | Grimms' Fairy Tales |
| Related | |
"The Water of Life" (German: Das Wasser des Lebens) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 97.[1]
It is Aarne-Thompson type 551.[2]
John Francis Campbell noted it as a parallel of the Scottish fairy tale, The Brown Bear of the Green Glen.[3]
- ^ Jacob and Wilheim Grimm, Household Tales, "The Water of Life"
- ^ D.L. Ashliman, "The Grimm Brothers' Children's and Household Tales (Grimms' Fairy Tales)"
- ^ John Francis Campbell, Popular Tales of the West Highlands, "The Brown Bear of the Green Glen"