A mother was waiting on her son who was seriously ill. Some well-known physician was called but they could not cure her son. "If your pain can be moved, I am willing to replace you," said the woman, tearfully. She did not sleep for days to take care of her son. One night, a pale-faced man came to her. "Who are you?" asked the woman to the stranger man.
"Do not ask to me, then you will be sad," said the pale-faced man.
The woman said, "But I never see you before!"
The guest said," Really, I should not be seen by anyone. But, after I saw your perseverance to cure your son, I purposely showed up to you."
The woman was surprised, "You are not human!"
"Yes. I am the death angel," said the pale-faced man.
"Do not take my son's life."
"But it is his time to die. I have to do my duty."
The woman pleaded to the death angel, "To substitute my son's life, take away my soul. Let my son be alive." To see the seriousness of the woman, the death angel to be in doubt. "Please, do not take my son's soul, take away my life! I hope my son alive."
The death angel said, "You are a sincere mother. Ok, I let your son alive and I also do not take your life." After said the words the death angel disappeared. The morning her son was recovered from his illness. The woman was very happy. Time run away, her son grow up to be a young man who handsome and intelligent. The king daughter fell in love to him and they married. He even prepared to replace the king.
Though his son became a prince and lived in the palace, the woman fixed stay at home with her loyal servant. One day, her loyal servant to go to the palace to inform the woman's son. "Your mother is seriously ill. Please, go home and see her," said the loyal servant.
The woman's son who had become a prince replied, "I can not see her. I want to the woods for hunting." Three days later, her loyal servant came back to the palace. She requested the prince to visit his mother. "Tonight I have a party with the prime minister. I can not go home!" said the prince.
When the health of his mother be worst, the loyal servant came again to the palace. She invited the prince to see his mother. "Maybe it is the last moment to meet her. Please, go home and see your mother!" said the loyal servant, cried.
"Today I have some agenda. I'll go fishing with the king," said the prince.
The loyal servant very sad and went to home. Nobody knew that the death angel always monitored the prince's movements. "Sinful son!" grumbled the death angel. "The past I did not pull his life because the request of his mother. Now, when his mother was ill, he never wants to see." The death angel met the woman and took her soul gently so the woman died in peace. Then the death angel went to the palace to meet the rebellious son.
The prince was alone in his luxury room. He was very shock to see someone got into his locked room. "Who are you?" said the prince. "How are you enter my room?"
"I do not need a door," said the death angel. "Twenty years ago, when you are sick, I had meet your mother." The death angel told him that his mother willing to swap her soul to replace his recovery. But the prince did not believe the story. The death angel became angry and gave him an illness. The prince suffered by a pain chronic and no cure. After his long illness, the ungodly son was dead. (*)