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n the middle of a war or food whatsoever. The

I between two lack of food created a

kingdoms, the suffering new issue for the

voices of the common folk survival of the mother

can be heard everywhere. and son. The son was

Families, friends and too young to go out in

lovers, each of them the wild to find food, let

getting separated by alone hunt animals. So

death. It was no longer the mother decided to

the beautiful and peaceful risk her life, and go to
Motherhood
kingdom, that it was in the nearest village to

the past. It was only find something in order
chaos, darkness and the is the to relieve their hunger.

cries of the innocents. At the village, there
Ultimate

In the swarm of were no signs of human
thousands of people, Sacrifice activity. All of the

there was a mother, residents had left,

carrying her son on her GROUP C enslaved or the worst,

back. Despite being 1ST RUNNER-UP slaughtered. The mother

covered in wounds, she Siew Xiang Ling – 220157 – 1 Ai walked through the

carried her son tightly, empty village with her

running on bare feet to seek shelter. The wounded leg, searching

mother carried her son for days, in hope to for any leftover food or a well. However,

most of the food had been snatched by the
find at least a cave for her son and herself to
villagers when they left. She kept on
hide away from the war.

searching and only found a half-eaten bread
After an unknown amount of time, the
and a broken bowl with water. Even though
mother and son found an old hut. They
it was not enough for both her and her son,
settled down and rested there. Although
she smiled and went back to the hut.
they had found shelter, the hut had no water

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