... lived six brothers who had one sister. The brothers were all married and their wives hated their sister-in-law. It happened that the brothers all went away to trade in a far country and her sisters-in-law took the opportunity to illtreat the girl. They said "If you do not obey us and do what we tell you we will kill you." The girl said that she would obey their behests to the best of her ability. They said "Then go to the well and bring this earthen pot back full of water." ... — Folklore of the Santal Parganas • Cecil Henry Bompas
... a home of my own, but my husband was intemperate, and in fits of intoxication would illtreat me and ... — The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus • Horatio Alger Jr.
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