the muddy road

a beautiful and poignant short story with an almost stinging moral of the story ending.

5 months ago

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Transcript

I just wanted to read a poignant short story, very short. It's called A Muddy Road. The rain had not let up for hours. Two monks walked along a muddy road, their robes damp and heavy with water. As they rounded a bend, they saw a young woman standing at the edge of a deep puddle.

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