sleeping girl called sleeping girl resident small village united_kingdom aged fell asleep wake years case attracted international attention newspapers medical professionals public born large impoverished family farm workers ellen sent work age soon began suffering periods referred local hospital months condition declared sent home days later ellen series mother claimed fell deep sleep ellen tourist attraction village family considerable money visitors donations years progressed sign ellen waking speculation grew illness hoax caused mother issue resolved late soon mother death ellen later married children background born ann lived small village large impoverished family consisting mainly ellen youngest child shared home siblings ellen father died infant subsequently married illness initial symptoms aged ellen began work nearby began suffering periods employment terminated subsequently attended local doctor nearby ellen suffering weeks head symptoms consistent spinal disease family money parish vicar reverend asked secure ellen admission local hospital condition worsened ellen stayed hospital weeks discharged march fall according ellen mother girl return home cart began feel states days discharge occurred visited ellen home told previous night march ellen endured series attacks turned lie left hand head lower drawn upwards position mother maintained ellen remained duration sleep visited ellen times years later said found ellen tourist attraction visited journalists medical professionals religious personnel plain curious country donated money ellen family allowed paid cuts ellen hair supply began run journalist recounted visit breathing regular natural skin soft body warm healthy subject pulse fast hands small thin fingers flexible body somewhat feet legs like dead child ice cold aspect features pleasant expected circumstances eyes sunken appearance death colour heavy death correspondent daily_telegraph visited ellen months fell ill wrote girl face means flesh pinkish colour thin lips eyes closed healthy sleep ventured raise touch eye beneath girl hand warm moist finger nails trimmed fingers bit skeleton hand girl limbs extraordinary circumstances alleged expected child body thin compared limbs substance flesh soft feet ice cold regards child breathing impossible detect feel holding cheek mouth felt hand laid region heart march ellen believed suffering starvation largely port tea milk given times day months mother attempting administer ellen jaw locked closed subsequently according fed wine things toy inserted broken teeth daily_telegraph journalist expanded ellen feeding feeding stand little table sight idea toys placed attract attention termination trance presently awake life toys question tiny larger sized holding small filled port wine milk quantity liquid weigh half time considered question think moving family dealt ellen passing unclear said told movements occurred years approximately days somewhat large pass visitors ellen illness attempted uncover alleged ruse methods stabbing effect journalist suspicious ann practice making visitors wait seeing ellen neighbours deeply ellen family making healthy profit illness summers family taking week said saw ellen sitting window night ann fair tests suspicions raised medical personnel allowed remain long ann want ellen moved hospital ellen listed invalid census said ann reluctant allow handling daughter medical personnel concealed sharp objects test ellen powers feeling parents opposed recommendation run electric current ellen sleeping body speculation appeared press cause ellen illness linked case girl wales parents claimed able survive divine intervention sarah died starvation parents subsequently convicted journalist observer commented hoped sarah case known obscure village asked believe fresh case trance taken place ellen case suspicion deliberate correspondent times wrote widespread publicity cases multiplied difficult harm exist love sympathy children gains parents begun soon pass real disease said ridiculous mystery resolved ellen transferred mother continued objections london hospital sentiment echoed claims ellen suffering form condition time considered rare physician thousand seen single case disregarded unlikely thought religious affirmed effort discover deception effect home secretary local magistrate corresponded case law powerless interfere despite accepting donations ellen family asked money outright represented girl daily_telegraph journalist said ann manner perfectly honest woman glad child restored consciousness spoke neighbours indicated trust ellen parents claimed family receiving money ellen illness point contradicted journalist concluded medical knowledge opinion justified close observation ordinary kind went prepared find returned recovery died death held nearby bull butcher public house presided county consider matter ellen subsequent care reported asked ellen fed testified stance ellen illness genuine reverend certain offer evidence effect visits ellen home concluded thomas look ellen job left absent home day members household busy turned ellen care married sisters lived cause ann death found heart suffering years months later ellen november fully recovered time ellen claimed remember previous years suffered long term effects save slightly growth weak eye later life legacy ellen married nearby pair listed living respectively children ann elizabeth sydney ellen mark appear census sydney living census records children died case remained local folklore spawning tales rumours royal attention family home known cottage filming bbc situation comedy vicar clear cause ascribed ellen condition modern include deliberate possibility hoax discounted embellished account story found collection
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