One day two mothers came to King Solomon. Each carried a baby. The first woman's baby was dead. The second woman's was alive. Each woman claimed the living baby as her own.
Solomon said, "Guard, cut the living child in two. Then give the half to one woman and half to the other."
The first woman screamed, "No! Please, don't You'll kill him. Oh, my lord, give her the baby. Then at least he'll stay alive."
But the second woman said, "You're right, King Solomon. Go on, cut him in half! Then neither of us will have him!"
The king sighed and told his guard, "Give the living baby to the first woman. She spoke as only the true mother could have."
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THE CHILDREN'S BIBLE - Old Testament, God Makes Everything
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