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Answer: It reminds me of India/Londan a little.
In the Odyssey, Eurycleia washes the feet of the beggar because A) the beggar reminds her of Odysseus, and she suspects that it is him.
In fact, it was him all along, pretending to be a beggar so that he could get closer to his wife Penelope.
Explanation:
"Till it bore an apple bright,"