• Italian Novella *Rotunda
• India *Thompson-Balys
• Chinese Graham
• Japanese Ikeda
• Tahiti Henry Ancient Tahiti (Honolulu, 1928) 614.
• general *Types 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 306, 307, 308*, 314, 325, 329, 400, 434, 502, 506, 507, 508, 513, 514, 530, 545B, 552, 553, 559, 560, 561, 570, 571, 575, 577, 580, 590, 594*, 725, 853, 854, 930, 935
• general Child V 488 s. v. "marriages". Missouri French: Carrière

Filed under Success of the unpromising hero (heroine).

• Bird, Horse and Princess (previously Search for the Golden Bird) · ATU 550 80 recorded variants
• The Man on a Quest for his Lost Wife · ATU 400 36 recorded variants
• The Ogre's (Devil's) Heart in the Egg · ATU 302 12 recorded variants
• Six Go through the Whole World · ATU 513A 12 recorded variants
• Dungbeetle · ATU 559 12 recorded variants
• The Healing Fruits · ATU 610 12 recorded variants
• Aladdin · ATU 561 10 recorded variants
• Water of Life (previously The Sons on a Quest for a Wonderful Remedy for their Father) · ATU 551 8 recorded variants
• The Grateful Dead · ATU 505 4 recorded variants
• The Twins or Blood-Brothers · ATU 303 3 recorded variants
• The Dangerous Night-Watch (previously The Hunter) · ATU 304 3 recorded variants
• The Three Stolen Princesses · ATU 301 2 recorded variants
• The Diver · ATU 434* 2 recorded variants
• The Land and Water Ship · ATU 513B 2 recorded variants
• The Clever Boy · ATU 1542 1 recorded variant
• The Princess's Ring (previously Dragons Ravish Princesses) · ATU 301D* 1 recorded variant
• The Danced-out Shoes · ATU 306 1 recorded variant
• The Shepherd and the Three Giants · ATU 314A 1 recorded variant
• The Faithless Sister · ATU 315 1 recorded variant
• The Wild Man · ATU 502 1 recorded variant
• The Shepherd Boy · ATU 515 1 recorded variant
• The Hero Catches the Princess with her Own Words · ATU 853 1 recorded variant
• The Prodigal's Return · ATU 935 1 recorded variant