World Children's Story Classics: Family Stories

Chapter 46 The Kind Woman

There is a family living in a small town, the man does odd jobs in a store, and the woman does housework at home.They have a lovely daughter.When the war came, some people broke into this small town, burned, killed and looted.The youngest daughter was so frightened that she fell seriously ill.Due to lack of money for medical treatment, the youngest daughter unfortunately died.Grieving and indignant, the man took up arms and joined the war.During a battle, the man was captured by the enemy, tortured constantly, and fell ill.The kind woman begged the enemy to release her husband, but was severely beaten.One night, the woman contacted the villagers and sneaked into the enemy's camp, capturing all the invaders.She didn't take revenge, but just persuaded them to return to their hometown.The invaders have since withdrawn from the town.

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