sent him away.
the star child searched for three years. sometimes he seemed to see his mother on the road in front of him. he called to her and ran after her, but he never reached her. people told him, ‘no, we have not seen her. nobody has walked along this road.’ they laughed at him.
one evening, he came to the gates of a great city. the soldier at the gate stopped him.
‘i am looking for my mother,’ he answered. ‘i want to come into this city, please.
another soldier said, ‘who is your mother and why are you trying to find her?’ he answered, ‘my mother is a beggar. i have 