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The Crying Stone: A Tale of Vanity

A mother and her beautiful but spoiled daughter lived together, with the daughter forcing her mother to cater to her every need and accompany her behind as a servant. As they went to the market, the daughter told people her mother was her servant. Hearing this, the mother prayed for God to punish the ungrateful child. Her legs then turned to stone, slowly covering her whole body as she cried out in panic and begged her mother's forgiveness, but it was too late. The stone became known as the Crying Stone, as people could see the daughter's tears etched on the stone.

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The Crying Stone: A Tale of Vanity

A mother and her beautiful but spoiled daughter lived together, with the daughter forcing her mother to cater to her every need and accompany her behind as a servant. As they went to the market, the daughter told people her mother was her servant. Hearing this, the mother prayed for God to punish the ungrateful child. Her legs then turned to stone, slowly covering her whole body as she cried out in panic and begged her mother's forgiveness, but it was too late. The stone became known as the Crying Stone, as people could see the daughter's tears etched on the stone.

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Once upon a time, in a village, there lived a mother and her daughter.

 Her daughter was very beautiful,


but she had very bad behavior. She never helped her mother to work. The girl just spent her time to
beautify herself and admire her beauty in the mirror every day, while her mother had to work hard to
earn a living to support their life ( one day, in a village, lived a mother and a daughter. Her woman is
very beautiful, but she has a bad temper. She never helps her mother to work. The woman only
spends her time beautifying herself and admiring her beauty every day in front of the mirror, while
her mother works very hard earning money for their living expenses ).

Besides lazy, she was also very spoiled. She would cry if she wasn't given something that she asked. Of
course, that situation made her mother sad but somehow she still loved her daughter. One day, the girl
asked her mother to buy new gown for her. Her mother rejected her request at first because she did not
have enough money. But, her mother was forced to obey her request, so she fulfilled her daughter
request in the end . the one hand he still loves his daughter ).

Then her mother asked her daughter to accompany her to the market. “All right, but I do not want to
walk beside you. You had to walk behind me, because I will be embarrassed if others see me “she
said. Although her mother was sad, she continued to obey her request ( then the mother asked the
child to accompany her to the market. "Okay, but I don't want to walk beside you. You have to walk
behind me, because I will be embarrassed if other people see" he said. Although her mother was sad,
she still complied with her son's request )

So they went to the market to buy her daughter a new gown. The girl was walking in front while her
mother was walking behind her and carrying a basket on their way to the market. Although they were a
mother and a daughter, they looked very different. They did not look like they came from the same
family ( then they went to the strategy to buy a dress for the child. The child walked in front while the
mother walked behind him and brought the shopping basket to the market. Even though they were
mother and child, they looked so. different. They don't seem to come from the same family ).

They even looked like a boss and a servant. How couldn't be like that? Her daughter dressed up
beautifully and wore a very nice gown. While her mother looked old and wore very simple dress. On the
way to the market, There was a man greeting them. "Hey pretty girl, is she your mother?" asked the
man. “Of course she is not my mother. She is my maid, "said the girl. Her mother felt so sad to heared
her answer. But she was silent outside and crying inside her heart. Along the street people kept asking
the beautiful girl about her mother. But the girl always said that the old woman behind her was her
maid (they even look like employers and servants.  How come?  Her son was dressed so pretty, wearing
a pretty dress.  Meanwhile, the mother looks very old with simple clothes.  On their way to the market,
a man greeted them.  "Hey pretty girl, is that your mother?"  asked the man.  "Of course she is not my
mother.  She is my servant, "replied the child.  His mother was very sad to hear the answer.  Keep him
still him and cry inwardly.  Along the way people kept asking about his mother.  But the child always
replied that the old woman behind him was his servant ).

In the end, the mother could not stand any longer to hear the answer that came out of her daughter
mouth. Then she prayed to god "Lord, please punish this ungrateful child," she said. After that, the girl's
legs immediately turned to be stone. The change came slowly from her feet up to her head ( in the end,
the mother could no longer hold back from hearing the answer that came out of her son's mouth.
Then she prayed to God "God, please punish this disobedient child," she asked. After that, the child's
feet turn to stone. The changes occur slowly from the feet to the head ).

Seeing his legs turned to be a stone, the girl screamed “oh no! What happened to my legs? " She
shouted. Then she cried and realized that she had treated her mother badly. “Mom ,! Forgive me. Please
forgive me! “She cried in panic. The girl kept crying and begging for her mother's forgiveness but it was
too late . "Mother! I'm sorry. Please forgive me!" She cried with panic. The girl kept crying and begged
her mother to forgive her but it was too late ).

Her whole body eventually became a stone. Her mother was sad to see what happened to her daughter
but she could not do anything else. Although she had completely become a stone, people can still see
her tears. That is the reason why the stone is named Crying Stone ( his whole body turned to stone in
the end. His mother was very sad to see what happened to her child but she could not do anything.
Even though she was already a stone, people could still see her tears. That is the reason why the stone
is named the Crying Stone ).

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