Ugly child becomes great poet

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Ugly child becomes great poet.

Reversal of fortune. · Unpromising hero (heroine). · Types of unpromising heroes (heroines). · view the constellation · filed as L112.9

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Irish myth*Cross.

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Filed under Hero (heroine) of unpromising appearance.

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Monster as hero Very small hero Deformed child as hero Dirty boy as hero "Burnt-belly" as hero "Scar-face" as hero Skin-sore as hero Lame child as hero One-armed hero Heroine born with pigeon's head

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