The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why mothers cry.

小男孩长大了，成了一个男子汉，但仍不明白母亲们为何要哭。

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So he finally put in a call to God and when God got on the phone, the man said, "God, why do mothers cry so easily?"

最后他决定打电话给上帝。上帝接到电话时，他问道：“上帝，母亲们为什么那么容易哭呢？”

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If he were younger, he might have started crying, the way kids cry for their mothers.

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The mothers sat in the next room and listened to their children cry but were not permitted to go in and soothe their babies.

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