hiː mˈeɪ hˈæpən ɔnðə dˈoʊnɚ ðæt ɡˈɪvz hˌɪm hɪz səksˈɛs, æz pˈʌdəki hɐz pˈɪɾi ˈɔn hˌɪm, bˌʌt jˈuːʒuːəli hiː ɪz tˈɛstᵻd ɪn sˌʌm mˈænɚ ðæt dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃᵻz hˌɪm fɹʌm hɪz bɹˈʌðɚz: ɪnðə ɹˈɛd ˈɛʔn hiː ɪz ˈɔfɚd ðə tʃˈɔɪs ʌv hˈæf ɐ lˈoʊf wɪð hɪz mˈʌðɚz blˈɛsɪŋ ænd ðə hˈoʊl wɪð hɜː kˈɜːs, ænd tˈeɪks ðə blˈɛsɪŋ wˌɛɹ hɪz bɹˈʌðɚz tˈʊk ðə kˈɜːs, ænd ɪnðə ɡˈoʊldən bˈɜːd hiː tˈeɪks ɐ tˈɔːkɪŋ fˈɑːksᵻz ɐdvˈaɪs tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd ɐn ˈɪn wˌɛɹ hɪz bɹˈʌðɚz dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tʊ ɐbˈændən ðɛɹ kwˈɛst.
He may happen on the donor that gives him his success, as Puddocky has pity on him, but usually he is tested in some manner that distinguishes him from his brothers: in The Red Ettin he is offered the choice of half a loaf with his mother's blessing and the whole with her curse, and takes the blessing where his brothers took the curse, and in The Golden Bird he takes a talking fox's advice to avoid an inn where his brothers decided to abandon their quest.