THE MOTHER'S HEART
The mother sat beside the bed of her sick child. Her face was wet with tears. Her pale and skinny son wheezed with short of breath. He would lost his battle withhis sickness. Suddenly a knocking sound at the door was heard and an
old man showed up. He came and sat near the mother. They looked at the dying child. She
asked him right away :
_ Do you think my son will get well soon ?
The old man replied :
_ I come to notify you the Ghost of Death would come here shortly to take away your son
The mother stood up, terrified. Her pale face became more pale. She said with a trembling voice :
_ Can you
let me know where is the Ghost. So I go there to beg him the life of my son.
The old man said :
_ You go this way. I take care of the son for you
The mother ran out in quick steps. It was dark and cold. On the road she met a black-haired woman who hindered the way. The mother asked her for the direction. She replied otherwise :
_ Can you sing the songs you usually
sang for your son ? I heard you sang and really appreciated. I am the Ghost of the Night. Sometimes I saw your
eyes filled with tears while you sang
The mother said :
_ I will sing, sing all the songs you request but I beg you to let me go as soon as possible so I can save the life of my son.
Then she sang. The sound choked with emotions. Tears rolled down her skinny cheeks. Afterwards the Ghost said :
_ You go this way toward the forest.
When she reached into the middle of the forest, she got lost. Nearby there was a thorny
shrub with the snow on the top. She asked the shrub :
_ Do you know where is the house of the Ghost of Death ?
The shrub answered :
_ I know. But I am frozen now. Can you embrace me in your arms to keep me warm before I can show you the direction. The mother was not hesitated to embrace the thorny shrub tightly in her arms . It was so tight that the thorns pierced and bled her skin. THe shrub was so pleased that he showed her the way. She walked for a while until she reached a
lake. In despair, she laid down and used her two hands to take some water for drinking. The lake said openly :
_ You can't swim over this lake. If you cry until your eyes dropped into my lake, I shall bring you over there to meet the Ghost of Death.
The mother said loudly
_ I can sacrifice everything to save my son
So she cried, cried and cried until her eyes got out and dropped on the water. They became two precious pearls. The lake was so satisfied that he put her on the surface of the water like on a boat and brought her to the other side. Right on the border of the lake, she met an old lady sitting in front of a house. The mother asked the old lady at once :
_ Please, let me see the Ghost of Death .
The old woman replied :
_ You have a beautiful long black hair. I like it. If you want to exchange your black hair with my damn white hair, I shall let you see the Ghost.
_ I am really pleased to exchange . The mother said without hesitation.
The woman went inside of the house for awhile. She then came back and said :
_ He appriciates your sacrifices. You had given all, your songs your eyes, your beauty in order to save the life of your son. He knew your pains. Therefore he let your son survive. You can go home now. And it is you to save your son.
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