Motif
foster adoption of a persecuted child
foster_adoption_of_a_persecuted_child
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 6416-6505 confidence: high
Conversation is in an unknown foreign language; the lady sends a maid to summon a little old man with an extremely long beard, then says she will adopt Elsie and orders him to make an image of Elsie to send to the village in her place.
The lady says she will adopt Elsie as a foster-child, while Elsie is grateful for deliverance from her cruel stepmother and is promised care and instruction.
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