Motif
oppressed orphan consoled by beloved animal companion
oppressed_orphan_consoled_by_beloved_animal_companion
A motif of the Jealous Stepmother and Persecuted Child family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
estonian
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The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country CANTO XI / THE LOSS OF THE SWORD / CANTO XII / THE FIGHT WITH THE SORCERER'S SONS; lines 2888-2920 confidence: high
A poor orphan boy on Lake Peipus has lost dear ones to famine, pestilence, and war and is compelled to work for a hard mistress as a herd-boy and caretaker of children, sheep, and goats.
The orphan boy suffers hard service but becomes happy and contented after the white-woolled sheep becomes dear to him.
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