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* ''Literature/NoryRyansSong'': Cunningham's right-hand man, Devlin, had his stomachache healed by Anna, but he shows her no more leniency than the other tenants unable to pay rent and takes away her dog and cow as payment. [[spoiler:Subverted near the end; he indicates to Nory that he remembers what Anna did for him when asking her to tell Anna her assistance is needed, and in return Nory asks him to return Anna's animals and give her new seed potatoes, which he agrees to.]]



* In the Soviet children's book ''Old Khottabych'', two genies are found in ancient vessels, having been trapped there for centuries, if not millennia. Khottabych promises to faithfully serve his rescuer, while his bitter older brother decides to kill his.
* In the ''Orphan Train Adventures'' series, the Kelly children run into a couple of those:

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* In the Soviet children's book ''Old Khottabych'', ''Literatyre/OldKhottabych'', two genies are found in ancient vessels, having been trapped there for centuries, if not millennia. Khottabych promises to faithfully serve his rescuer, while his bitter older brother decides to kill his.
* In the ''Orphan Train Adventures'' ''Literature/OrphanTrainAdventures'' series, the Kelly children run into a couple of those:
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* ''Literature/ThePaperBagPrincess.'' Princess Elizabeth goes out of her way to rescue Prince Ronald from the dragon, but instead of thanking her, Ronald criticizes Elizabeth for coming to his rescue wearing nothing but a paper bag and then orders her to come back and rescue him when she looks like a "real princess."Is it any wonder that Elizabeth dumps Ronald on the spot?

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* ''Literature/ThePaperBagPrincess.'' Princess Elizabeth goes out of her way to rescue Prince Ronald from the dragon, but instead of thanking her, Ronald criticizes Elizabeth for coming to his rescue wearing nothing but a paper bag and then orders her to come back and rescue him when she looks like a "real princess."Is " Is it any wonder that Elizabeth dumps Ronald on the spot?
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** And averted with Dudley who starts treating Harry a whole lot nicer after Harry saves him from a Dementor attack, as he fully realizes that he likely [[IOweYouMyLife wouldn't have survived the event without his help]], unlike his parents [[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency who still think that Harry owes them for keeping him around as a maltreated servant]].

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** And averted with Dudley who starts treating Harry a whole lot nicer after Harry saves him from a Dementor attack, as he fully realizes that he likely [[IOweYouMyLife wouldn't have survived the event without his help]], unlike his parents [[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency who still think that Harry owes them for keeping him around as a maltreated servant]].parents.
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** And averted with Dudley who starts treating Harry a whole lot nicer after Harry saves him from a Dementor attack, as he fully realizes that he likely [[IOweYouMyLife wouldn't have survived the event without his help]]. Unlike his parents especially Vernon who still think that Harry owes them for keeping him around as a maltreated servant.

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** And averted with Dudley who starts treating Harry a whole lot nicer after Harry saves him from a Dementor attack, as he fully realizes that he likely [[IOweYouMyLife wouldn't have survived the event without his help]]. Unlike help]], unlike his parents especially Vernon [[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency who still think that Harry owes them for keeping him around as a maltreated servant.servant]].

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