Ellirahim, 13 days ago

@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore No handshake to seal the deal, as it were. Didn't seem like the ghost had control of it though.

eribosot, 13 days ago

@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore Executive summary: Resourceful poor woman successfully gets miserly rich guy to have some empathy.

juergen_hubert, 13 days ago

@eribosot @germany @folklore I dunno - "groom" in this tale stands for "caretaker for the horses", and this doesn't strike me as a high-income profession.

eribosot, 13 days ago

@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore Aha, didn't realize that. Still, this person seems to be in a better position than the paupers to get food to them --that's why the "ghost" appeals to him, right?