ˈiːvən ɪn ðiːz tˈeɪlz, ðə jˈʌŋɡɪst sˈʌn mˈeɪ biː sˈɛt ˈaʊt:  ɪnðə sˈɛvən ɹˈeɪvənz, hiː ɪz ðə fˈɜːst tə ɡˈɛs ðæt ðɛɹ sˈɪstɚ hɐz fˈaʊnd ðˌɛm; ɪnðə twˈɛlv wˈaɪld dˈʌks, hiː ˈɑːɹɡjuːz ɐɡˈɛnst hɪz ˈoʊldɪst bɹˈʌðɚ, hˌuː wˈɔnts tə kˈɪl ðɛɹ sˈɪstɚɹ æz ðə kˈɔːz ʌv ðɛɹ mˈɪzɚɹi.
Even in these tales, the youngest son may be set out:  in The Seven Ravens, he is the first to guess that their sister has found them; in The Twelve Wild Ducks, he argues against his oldest brother, who wants to kill their sister as the cause of their misery.