Discussing disabled characters in fairy tales and folklore | Submissions open | Tweets by @bethowriter
Apr 5, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
In Little Brother & Little Sister, the siblings leave home & LB is transformed into a young deer when he drinks from a spring, cursed by their stepmother.
LS cares for the deer & uses him as a pillow.
Oddly, Little Deer enjoys being chased by huntsmen…
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The deer leads the hunt to his sister & the king falls in love with her. They marry 👑
When the stepmother finds out LB & LS are alive & rich, she casts a spell on her own one-eyed daughter so she looks like LS, but the spell can’t replace the missing eye.
