Maternal Love

Stories tagged Maternal Love:

• The Brewery of Eggshells Aug 13, 2025

  

  They said the fairies were strong in that hollow by the ash, and a new mother should keep iron near the cradle and kind words in her mouth. Máire did both, but for all her care, the baby who had kicked like a salmon in the womb lay strangely quiet now, his eyes old as pebbles.

• The Bodhisattva and the Hungry Tigress Aug 9, 2025

  

  Long ago, in the ancient kingdom of Kushinagar, there lived a wise and benevolent king who ruled with justice and compassion. The king had three sons, each blessed with different virtues, but the youngest prince, Mahasattva, was renowned throughout the land for his extraordinary kindness and his deep concern for the suffering of all living beings.

  Prince Mahasattva was not content to live a life of royal luxury while others suffered. From his earliest years, he had shown an unusual sensitivity to pain and hardship, whether it was experienced by humans, animals, or any living creature. His heart was so full of compassion that he could not bear to see suffering without doing everything in his power to alleviate it.