# Marlinchen — Household Tales character guide

> Marlinchen in Household Tales by Jacob Grimm.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** little Marlinchen

**First appearance:** 0008-the-twelve-brothers

## Who they are

A girl who helps her brothers and faces a witch.

## In the story

### [The Juniper-Tree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-juniper-tree)

The stepmother's daughter who mourns her brother, collects his bones, and receives red shoes from the magical bird.

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