are there any similar tales in other parts of the world?
Yes, in Asia.
The Story of Pretty Goldilocks
A Filipino variant, titled "Benito, the faithful servant", has been collected and published in The Journal of American Folklore.
in grey's anatomy who does meredith end up with Derek Shepherd who is the actress playing the afore-mentioned character? Ellen Pompeo what type of person is the character she ends up with? He is described as typical "Prince Charming", planned to be a doctor who doesn't really care about anything, who lives in his "own" universe. which actor plays this character? Patrick Dempsey when did he start his acting career? His first major feature film role was at age 21. which film was it? "In The Mood" what is the origin of the term describing his charm? The term was used in the 17th century for the fairy tale heroes, although neither one was a prince and the first was not royal, this may have been the original use of "Charming". any particular fairy tale in which this hero character is seen? "The Story of Pretty Goldilocks" what is this story about? It is about a beautiful princess who is known as Pretty Goldilocks, a king fell in love but she rejects him. Later, the king sends a young courtier named 'Charming' to get her, with all her wishes fulfilled by Charming the princess wished to marry Charming but he refused to be disloyal to his king.
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The Story of Pretty Goldilocks [SEP] Asia
A Filipino variant, titled "Benito, the faithful servant", has been collected and published in The Journal of American Folklore. Variants of tale have been identified in the works of Pandit Ram Gharib Chaube and British orientalist William Crooke.