A great-aunt/grandaunt (sometimes written grand-aunt) is the sister of one's grandparent. His grandaunt was Empress He, the wife of Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han dynasty. Venkatalakshamma is the grandaunt of the Kannada writer and politician B.T. Lalitha Naik. She is a grandaunt of Mahesh Rodrigo and Aravinda de Silva. A Taiwanese story from the 16th century, known as Grandaunt Tiger bears several striking similarities. Murrik was also grandaunt of Finnish Social Democratic politician Erkki Tuomioja. Grandaunt Tiger, suspicious of the girl, ties a rope to her leg. One of the best known Han folktales in Taiwan is the "Grandaunt Tiger". The German actress Ruth Niehaus is Niehaus's grandaunt.