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* [[Sleeping Beauty]] is cursed to die on her [[Dangerous Sixteenth Birthday]] until another fairy turned it to merely sleeping a century. (In many variants. In others, she's victim of a Prophecy.)
* In ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131124233722/http://surlalunefairytales.com/eastsunwestmoon/index.html East of the Sun, West of the Moon]'', the hero was cursed into a white bear by day by his [[Wicked Stepmother]]. If the heroine had [[Forbidden Fruit|only not looked at him for a year by night]]. . . .
** Other tales of this type include ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140322063941/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/eastsunwestmoon/stories/brownbear.html The Brown Bear of Norway]'', ''[
* The froggy heroes of ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130718140553/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/frogking/stories/queen.html The Queen Who Sought a Drink From A Certain Well]'' and ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130906231232/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/frogking/stories/wellworld.html The Well of the World's End]'' was cursed into that shape. He had to have the heroine obey him for a whole night and then cut his head off to free him.
* In ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130708093355/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/crane/snowfirered.html Snow White Fire Red]'', the ogress curses the hero to forget the heroine as soon as his mother kisses him. However, when she sends a magical dove to recite her story, it jogs his memory loose.
** In ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131129143022/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/pentamerone/16dove1911.html The Dove]'', any kiss whatever makes him forget the heroine, but she cures it the same way.
* In ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131207045416/http://surlalunefairytales.com/sixswans/index.html The Six Swans]'', the heroine must not speak for six years and make shirts out of star-flowers to free them, and nearly gets burned as a witch for her strange behavior.
** In ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130718151144/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/sixswans/stories/twelvewilducks.html The Twelve Wild Ducks]'', their sister must also keep silent and make shirts out of thistledown.
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