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* In the "[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/asbjornsenmoe/masterthief.html The Master Thief]", the hero has two older brothers who do not feature in the tale; their only purpose is to make him the youngest.
* In "[[East of the Sun and West of the Moon]]", the bear asks for the woodcutter's youngest daughter.
* In "[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/crane/dancingwater.html The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird]", it is the youngest daughter who promises to have marvelous children and marries the king. This is the usual form of this tale, but [[The Brothers Grimm (
* In "[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/bearskin/index.html Bearskin]", the youngest daughter agrees to marry the hero while he is filthy, hairy, and wearing a bearskin. Other variants of this type of fairy tale include "[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/bearskin/stories/dongiovanni.html Don Giovanni de la Fortuna]", "[http://www.gwu.edu/~folktale/GERM232/bearskin/web%20pages/SoldierandtheBadMan.html The Soldier and the Bad Man]", "[http://www.gwu.edu/~folktale/GERM232/bearskin/web%20pages/RoadtoHell.html The Road to Hell]" (where she actively cleans him up), "[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/bearskin/stories/rewardkindness.html The Reward of Kindness]", [http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0361.html#sutermeister "The Devil As Partner" and "Never Wash"]. Some versions of the story, however, have it that it's the middle daughter who consents to be his bride.
* In "[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/diamondstoads/index.html Diamonds and Toads]", the younger daughter is polite to the fairy and wins a reward.
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