A stepmother envies her stepdaughter's beauty and brutally murders her. The girl's brother buries her heart under a rose tree. A bird emerges from the tree and sings a song revealing the stepmother's crime. The bird gets red shoes, a watch, and a millstone in exchange for singing the song. The bird gives the items to the siblings then drops the millstone on the stepmother.

A stepmother envies her stepdaughter's beauty and brutally murders her. The girl's brother buries her heart under a rose tree. A bird emerges from the tree and sings a song revealing the stepmother's crime. The bird gets red shoes, a watch, and a...

The Rose-Tree | Stories About Loyalty