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Oh, woe is [[The Pollyanna]]! Her humble aspirations are practically a [[Tragic Dream]] because she's poor / [[Heartwarming Orphan|an orphan]] / [[The Woobie|meant to suffer]] at [[The Chew Toy|the whims of the cosmos.]] But what's this? She wakes up one morning to discover the exact thing she wanted / needed at the foot of her bed!
Method of delivery may vary, but [[It Was a Gift|this gift]] is the hallmark of the
Of course, not all gifts are ultimately good, and some may herald incredible changes to the recipient. If the gift is the [[Sword of Plot Advancement]] given to the [[The Chosen One]], it signals the start of their
Of course, the Anonymous Benefactor might have less altruistic motives and send a Trojan Horse with the intent to harm her, or as a means to ensure the hero gets the [[MacGuffin]] [[MacGuffin Delivery Service|so they can steal it]]. Other possibilities include the Anonymous Benefactor helping a minor villain or non-evil [[The Rival|rival]] to the heroine. In which case this is usually a ploy by the [[Big Bad]] to give the hero someone else to chew on while their own [[Evil Plan]] advances.
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