his seminal work The Folktale that the tale of the boy predestined to marry a princess can be found in the literary history of India, such is its antiquity. The tale has several variants found across cultures about a poor boy that is "protected by Fate". See also The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs The Story of Three Wonderful Beggars The Fish and the Ring References Further reading Zhang, Juwen. "Cultural Grounding for the Transmission of the "Moon Man" Figure in the Tale of the "Predestined Wife" (ATU 930A)." The Journal of American Folklore 127, no. 503 (2014): 27-49. doi:10.5406/jamerfolk.127.503.0027. King Who Would Be Stronger Than Fate King Who Would Be Stronger Than Fate Indian folklore Indian literature