So this links to a story that is very similar to King Lear, but has a much happier ending. A man had three daughters, and asks them how much they love him. The eldest two give elaborate responses that they don't really mean, but the youngest, who was also the king's favorite, says that she loves him as fresh meat loves salt. He gets angry and sends her away. She eventually finds work in a powerful house, the son falls in love with her, and at the wedding feast she asks the cook to use no salt in the dishes. Her father, who was sitting next to her, started to cry after he tasted the food, telling the girl about his daughter, and saying he now realizes that he was wrong. She reveals herself and they all live happily.
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