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- Discontented pine-tree: cause of pine needles. Pine tree given silk leaves, glass leaves, etc. Always discontented. Finally has needles again. (Cf. A2767.1.) A2723.1
- Old man contented till forbidden to leave city. Immediately disobeys. H1557.3
- Discontented ass longs for death but changes mind when he sees skins of dead asses at a fair. J217.2
- Wages: as much as he can carry. To get rid of the boy the troll offers him as large wages as he is able to carry. Boy says that this will be too much, that he will be contented merely with what the troll can carry. K1732