When I studied biblical theology, that story was called 'the first novel' -- the first full-length narrative of a life done in fiction. Possibly real-person fiction, but still fiction :). And the coat was said to be something very expensive, for someone of a higher social class, possibly considered inappropriate for a youngest child instead of an oldest one. Which fits in very nicely with that poem, also.
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Also -- I love Jo-Joseph-Josephine the poem.
When I studied biblical theology, that story was called 'the first novel' -- the first full-length narrative of a life done in fiction. Possibly real-person fiction, but still fiction :). And the coat was said to be something very expensive, for someone of a higher social class, possibly considered inappropriate for a youngest child instead of an oldest one. Which fits in very nicely with that poem, also.