ɪn tˈeɪlz wˌɛɹ ðə bɹˈʌðɚz hæd ɐ sˈɪstɚ, ʃiː ɪz jˈuːʒuːəli ðə hˈɛɹoʊˌɪn ʌvðə tˈeɪl, æz ɪnðə sˈɛvən ɹˈeɪvənz, ðə dˈænsɪŋ wˈɔːɾɚ, ðə sˈɪŋɪŋ ˈæpəl, ænd ðə spˈiːkɪŋ bˈɜːd ɪnðə sˈɛkənd dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən, ðə fˈɛɹ fɪoːɹˈiːɾə, ðə dˈɛθ ʌv kˈɑːʃeɪ ðə dˈɛθləs, ðə twˈɛlv wˈaɪld dˈʌks ɔːɹ ðə blˈuː bˈɜːd.
In tales where the brothers had a sister, she is usually the heroine of the tale, as in The Seven Ravens, The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird (in the second generation), The Fair Fiorita, The Death of Koschei the Deathless, The Twelve Wild Ducks or The Blue Bird.