Jealousy and Envy

Where it surfaces

• Little Brother and Little Sister

  The stepmother's envy of the children's happiness drives her to murder the Queen and attempt to replace her with her own daughter.

• Rapunzel

  The enchantress's possessive jealousy over Rapunzel's affection for the prince leads her to cruelly separate them.

• The Three Little Men in the Wood

  The stepmother and stepsister are driven by envy of the stepdaughter's beauty and good fortune, leading to their cruel actions and eventual downfall.

• The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage

  The bird's envy of the other bird's description of the mouse and sausage's easier tasks leads to the fatal role swap.

• The Singing Bone

  The elder brother's envy of the younger's success drives him to murder.

• The Wedding of Mrs. Fox

  Old Mr. Fox's feigned death stems from jealousy and suspicion of his wife's fidelity.

• First Story

  The old fox's suspicion of his wife's fidelity drives the plot, highlighting jealousy as a catalyst for deception.

• Little Snow-White

  The stepmother's envy of Snow-White's beauty drives the entire plot, leading her to attempt murder multiple times.

• The Two Brothers

  The goldsmith's envy leads him to slander the twins and cause their abandonment.

• Old Hildebrand

  The parson's desire for the peasant's wife and the peasant's jealousy upon discovering the deception drive the plot.

• The Three Little Birds

  The queen's sisters, jealous of her having children, throw the newborns into the river and lie about their births.

• The Two Travellers

  The shoemaker's jealousy drives him to blind the tailor and later plot against him.

• The Cunning Little Tailor

  The two older tailors envy the little tailor's success and attempt to sabotage him by releasing the bear.

• Ferdinand the Faithful

  Ferdinand the Unfaithful is hostile and envious of Ferdinand the Faithful, constantly plotting against him out of jealousy.

• One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes

  The sisters and mother envy Two-Eyes for her normal eyes and later for her magical tree, leading to cruelty.

• The White Bride and the Black One

  The stepmother and her daughter are driven by jealousy of the stepdaughter's beauty and good fortune, leading them to deceive and attempt to murder her.

• The Turnip

  The rich brother's envy of the poor brother's fortune drives him to attempt murder.

• The Willow-Wren

  The other birds' anger at the little bird's trickery stems from jealousy that he outsmarted them in the contests.

• The Sole

  The sole's envy of the herring's victory leads to spiteful words and punishment.