ˈɪɾəlˌoʊ kælvˈiːnoʊ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɐ vˈɛɹiənt ʌv ɪt, ðə pɹˈɪnsɛsᵻz wˈɛd tə ðə fˈɜːst pˈæsɚbˈaɪ, ɪn hɪz ɪtˈæliən fˈoʊkteɪlz.
Italo Calvino included a variant of it, The Princesses Wed to the First Passer-By, in his Italian Folktales.