A promise evaded

The setter never means to pay. A king offers his throne to whichever son brings back the finest little dog, and when one does, asks for a cloth fine enough to pass through a needle's eye, and then for a bride.

• The Partnership of the Thief and the LiarThe Grey Fairy Book
• The White CatThe Blue Fairy Book
• The White SnakeThe Green Fairy Book
• How the Hermit helped to win the King's DaughterThe Pink Fairy Book
• The SimpletonThe Grey Fairy Book
• Jesper who herded the HaresThe Violet Fairy Book
• The Prince who wanted to see the WorldThe Violet Fairy Book