Little Sister Little Brother

By Willow Dawson
Letters by Jennifer Lum
An adaptation of tale #11 by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

"THEY ESCAPED INTO THE WOOD FULL OF HUNGER AND THIRST …" A little sister and little brother run away from a witch but she soon catches up, turning herself into a small stream. The little sister hears the stream whispering that whoever drinks from it will be transformed into a doe but for the little brother, who is ever so thirsty, it is already too late.

In the first edition of the Grimm's Children's and Household Tales the little doe never speaks, in later editions they give him a voice which seems comical and at odds with a story about the loss of connection between two close siblings. In this adaptation I go back to the original, embedding the imagery with plant and animal symbolism that quietly supports the heavier themes of this beautiful / sad tale.

Little Sister, Little Brother is a ten page mini-comic which will be published in the RAID Two anthology, available November 1st.