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THE CRYING STONE

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  Image by B0red from Pixabay  Long ago, there lived a widow and her daughter on a hill far away from the village. Life was hard and they could only live from hand to mouth. The daughter was pretty and she was very proud of herself. However, she was lazy and never helped her mother do the housework. Not only was she lazy, but she was a spoiled brat as well. She often asked her mom to buy expensive clothes and didn't care that her mother had to work very hard to make money. She often refused when her mom asked her to go to the rice field together. One day, the widow wanted her daughter to accompany her to the market. It was a long way and they should walk for hours. The daughter walked in front of her mother and wore nice clothes. Everyone couldn't help looking at her and praised that she was charming. The widow walked behind her daughter, carrying a big vegetable basket on her back and dressed like a housemaid. As they lived far away from the village, nobody knew their lifest