Motif
Abused orphan child in hostile household
abused_orphan_child_in_hostile_household
A motif of the Jealous Stepmother and Persecuted Child family, within the sub-family Orphan Hardship, Foster Care, and Household Restoration. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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estonian
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The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country SLYBOOTS. / THE GOLD-SPINNERS. / SECTION II / THE WOOD OF TONTLA.; lines 6661-6763 confidence: medium
At the start of 'The Orphan Boy and the Hell-Hounds,' a poor orphan boy loses both parents, begs for bread, becomes a herdboy for a rich farmer, and is beaten and underfed by the farmer's wife.
The opening of the next tale presents an orphan boy who becomes a herdboy and is beaten and underfed by the farmer's wife.
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