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He asked every one where his mother had gone She would never stay away so long without him, however urgent be the need or pressing the call The truth was dawning upon his mind when some one bluntly told him in the morning that he would never see her again In the extremity of his grief and bewilderment he ran to his old friend, an aged man who had always been kind and affectionate to him and to whom he carried all his little problems to solve when in difficulty He gave him sweets and chocolates and caressed him, he was the man whom he unbosomed his heart and who ever listened to him patiently "Uncle", he asked him "where is my mother gone, please tell me the truth... .what is this Death, they talk about", he pleaded with tears in his eyes The good old man seated him by his side with his usual pat and asked him to look up to the clear, blue sky above "Do you see that starry heaven", he pointed upwards, "How lovely it looks by day and how very brilliant at night' Is it not a beautiful home? Well, you mother has gone there to live amidst the stars" But can we not go there, won't you take me to my mother "?", the boy appealed plaintively. 'Dear Child', he replied in a soothing tone, "we'll surely go there one day. It is an abode of bliss Good people who have been kind and nice to others are admitted there Fairies and angels wait upon them If you will be a good boy and do well, your mother will certainly send you an angel to fetch you to her side". The boy revolved all that was said to him in
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