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summary of an Angel in disguise

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Answered by Anonymous
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An Angel in Disguise Background. ''An Angel in Disguise'' is a short story written in 1851 by American author T.S. Arthur. The story is set against the backdrop of a poor rural village.

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Answered by AshStyles
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"An angel in disguise", a story based on theme love, is written by TS Arthur.

This story has its focus on a bedridden and an orphan girl named Maggie.

The story opens in a dramatic way, ends with making its reader happy and lays emphasis on the importance of loving and caring for others and proves that love is essential for human survival.

This story is all about a poor woman who falls upon the threshold of her own door in a drunken fit and dies leaving behind two daughters and a son. The two oldest of whom are taken in by families, but Maggie, the youngest of all, is left Behind because of a disability. In her earlier years, Maggie had fallen from a window and had damaged her spine which had left her bed ridden forever.
After maggie's mothers funeral everyone starts to go back to their house and leave Maggie all alone while Joe Thompson, a wheel right stays. Joe Thompson was a kind hearted person and he takes Maggie to his home.
He thought that he would keep Maggie there for one night and then he would send her to the poor house. He and his wife had no kids.

His wife is angry when she sees Maggie in Joe Thomson's arms and asks him why he has brought that sick brat to her home. Joe mentions of the children in the Bible and tries to convince his wife to keep Maggie in for a day and then he would make arrangements to send Maggie to the poor house.

While Joe is out for work Mrs Thompson spends the day with Maggie and grows very fond of her and begins to love her.

The Thompsons end up keeping Maggie forever.
Maggie's sweetness, love, patience and gratitude transforms Mrs Thompson completely.

Maggie proves to be an Angel in Disguise.
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