ˈɛdɡɚ tˈeɪlɚ tɹænslˈeɪɾᵻd ðə tˈeɪl æz "tʃˈɛɹi, ɔːɹ ðə fɹˈɑːɡbɹˈaɪd" ɪn dʒˈɜːmən pˈɑːpjʊlɚ stˈoːɹiz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks, tʃˈeɪndʒɪŋ bˈoʊθ ðə dɪzˈaɪɚd plˈænt ænd ðə ɡˈɜːlz nˈeɪm tə tʃˈɛɹi, ænd ɡɹˈuːpt ɪt wɪð tˈeɪlz baɪ ðə bɹˈʌðɚz ɡɹˈɪm.
Edgar Taylor translated the tale as "Cherry, or the Frog-Bride" in German Popular Stories (1826), changing both the desired plant and the girl's name to Cherry, and grouped it with tales by the Brothers Grimm.