Skip to content
Category

Literary duos

page 1
Romeo and Juliet
tragedy by William Shakespeare
Hansel and Gretel
fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm
Tristan and Iseult
medieval romance told in numerous variations
Layla and Majnun
story of Arab origin, about the 7th-century Arabic poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah and his lover Layla bint Mahdi
Gargantua and Pantagruel
five novels by François Rabelais
Ruslan and Ludmila
1820 poem by Alexander Pushkin
The Ants and the Grasshopper
Aesop’s fable
Kalila and Demna
collection of fables
The Tortoise and the Hare
fable by Aesop
The Lion and the Mouse
one of Aesop's Fables
Peter and the Wolf
musical composition written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936
Khosrow and Shirin
Persian tragic romance by Nizami Ganjavi
Yusuf and Zulaikha
romantic story
Max and Moritz
picture story by Wilhelm Busch
The North Wind and the Sun
Fable by Aesop
The Hardy Boys
fictional detectives and book series
Two Trees of Valinor
group of fictional trees from J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium
The Scorpion and the Frog
fable that vicious people often hurt others despite their self-interest
Beren and Lúthien
book by J. R. R. Tolkien
Heer Ranjha
Tragic romance in Punjabi literature
The Twits
1980 children's book written by Roald Dahl
The Wolf and the Lamb
fable by Aesop
The Bear and the Gardener
fable
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
fable by Aesop
Pettson and Findus
book series by Sven Nordqvist
The Oak and the Reed
Aesop's fable
Ox-Head and Horse-Face
guardians of the Underworld appearing in Chinese mythology
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
pair of fictional brothers from Carroll's "Through the Looking Glass"
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
characters in Hamlet
The Fox and the Weasel
Aesop's fable
Jip and Janneke
book series
Khamba and Thoibi
Ancient Meitei epic of Manipur
Noori Jam Tamachi
Tale of fisher woman Noori and Prince Jam Tamachi
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
fictional characters
Jack and Jill
nursery rhyme
Lilan Chanesar
traditional Sindhi folklore
The Monkey and the Cat
fable
The Fox and the Cat
pair of fictional characters in Carlo Collodi's book The Adventures of Pinocchio
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
group of works by Fritz Leiber
Momal Rano
sindhi and Rajasthani folklore
The Chicken and the Pig
business fable about levels of commitment
Metiochus and Parthenope
ancient Greek novel
The Peasant and the Devil
fairy tale version by the Brothers Grimm
Gaspard and Lisa
book series
Ot & Sien
fictional children
Frog and Toad
book series by Arnold Lobel
The Tale of Two Bad Mice
children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter
Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd
fictional characters in the James Bond novel and film Diamonds Are Forever
The Two Pigeons
fable by Jean de La Fontaine
Chanticleer and the Fox
fable dating from the Middle Ages
The Blind Man and the Lame
fable
The Cobbler and the Financier
La Fontaine's fable
Guri and Gura
Japanese series of children's books