ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses how fairy tales might personify the evil eye, embodied as a jealous sister, a common motif prevalent in the folk tradition of various people. It focuses on the famous version of the Grimm brothers One-eye, Two-eyes and Three-eyes as well as the Jewish–Bulgarian and Jewish—Libyan tales "Tulips/Jasmine for the eyes". A woman had three daughters: The eldest had one eye in the middle of her forehead, the second had two eyes like ordinary people, and the third had two eyes on the side of her head and a third in the middle of her forehead. A large body of material has been dedicated to the question of the authenticity of the Grimms' collection, and whether these tales reflect "the German spirit". Fairy tales reflect social issues and at the same time are part of the creation of norms, values, and social trends. This is, of course, true for the Grimms' collection and German society.
