but the animal says the girl must not cry, and to gather the cow's tail, one of its horns and one of its shoes, then plant them in the ground, and, after three days, wait for an apple tree to sprout. Later, the apples are needed to heal a sick prince, and only Gretel can pluck the fruits. She does and marries the prince. Adaptations Literature Anne Sexton wrote an adaptation as a poem called "One-eye, Two-eyes, Three-eyes" in her collection Transformations (1971), a book in which she re-envisions sixteen of the Grimm's Fairy tales. Lee Drapp wrote an adapted version called "The Story of One Eye, Two Eye, and Three Eye" (2016), illustrated by Saraid Claxton. See also Leungli Rushen Coatie The Sharp Grey Sheep The Little Bull-Calf The Horse Lurja References External links Full text of "Little One Eye, Little Two Eyes, And Little Three Eyes" from Wikisource One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes from surlalunefairytales.com Full text of "Little One Eye, Little Two Eyes, And Little Three Eyes" from "The Fairy Book" from tonightsbedtimestory.com Grimms' Fairy Tales Fictional characters with disabilities Cyclopes Female characters in fairy tales ATU 500-559