diff --git a/examples/widgets/lists/fruit_detail_view.py b/examples/widgets/lists/fruit_detail_view.py
index 06d23cb4b..f0c31b4ee 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/lists/fruit_detail_view.py
+++ b/examples/widgets/lists/fruit_detail_view.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class FruitDetailView(GridLayout):
             if type(selected_object) is str:
                 self.fruit_name = selected_object
             else:
-                self.fruit_name = str(selected_object)
+                self.fruit_name = selected_object.text
 
         self.redraw()
 
diff --git a/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade.py b/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade.py
index 1dc908995..449e18047 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade.py
+++ b/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class FruitsListAdapter(ListAdapter):
             return
 
         category = \
-                fruit_categories[str(fruit_categories_adapter.selection[0])]
+                fruit_categories[fruit_categories_adapter.selection[0].text]
 
         # We are responsible with resetting the data. In this example, we are
         # using lists of instances of the classes defined below, CategoryItem
diff --git a/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade_dict.py b/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade_dict.py
index 5e4cc66c0..7de01220c 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade_dict.py
+++ b/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade_dict.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class FruitsDictAdapter(DictAdapter):
             return
 
         category = \
-                fruit_categories[str(fruit_categories_adapter.selection[0])]
+                fruit_categories[fruit_categories_adapter.selection[0].text]
         self.sorted_keys = category['fruits']
 
 
diff --git a/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade_images.py b/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade_images.py
index 72b2138f2..34f8dc592 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade_images.py
+++ b/examples/widgets/lists/list_cascade_images.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class FruitsDictAdapter(DictAdapter):
             return
 
         category = \
-                fruit_categories[str(fruit_categories_adapter.selection[0])]
+                fruit_categories[fruit_categories_adapter.selection[0].text]
         self.sorted_keys = category['fruits']