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Test 02 5770

A daughter married and moved to a distant village to live with her husband. The life of the girl was very bitter. She had no luck and what luck does not give also mind cannot change.

Once the mother visited her daughter. She saw how terrible her life was. She wanted to talk with her, but was afraid to do it at home in case the husband will hear. So, she asked her daughter to go out with her. They went and went until they arrived at the nearest forest.

In the forest they stood under a young and beautiful tree. “Tell me my what lies heavy on your heart. Tell me and relieve your sorrow,” said the mother. There the girl cried as she told her secrets and poured her heart out to her mother.

Said the mother: “Listen to me, I cannot come and visit you every week. I beg you, instruct you and command you to come and tell this tree once a week all that you have passed during the week.

The daughter promised to do it.

After a while the mother visited her daughter once again.. She was glad to see the change in her daughter’s face.

She asked her: “Is it true that your life now is better then before and you don’t suffer so much?”

“No, mommy. Nothing has changed in my life.”

“And why does your face look so much better?”

“I don’t know.”

“Let us go to the forest.” said the mother.

Walking together the girl said, “Once a week I go to the forest to that tree and tell him everything, and then the heavy burden of suffering leaves my heart.”

When they came to the tree they saw that it is almost dry. They understood that the tears and suffering of the daughter absorbed by the tree and made it dry.


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