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Under the echo of the mosques and the last ringing of the church bells. A woman staggered under the pressure of the big famine. She desperately begged her hen, just lay a single egg for me. But without food, it refused.

The woman then ran for help to the town’s mayor. But he was also a hard, unsympathetic leader. She also wanted to tell him of the town’s water which was so undrinkable and impure. But he scolded her and wanted to know why she is not wearing her mask or at least a veil.

Then she heard someone saying that there are still a few fish left in the town’s fish pond. But without a single dime, she is also refused this preciousness. Without food to strengthen her, she becomes weaker and slower. On her return path to her little house, she hopefully visits her neighbours for a piece of bread.

But in the big famine, all requests and pleading are just refused. In the meantime her hen decided, with my last energy I will indeed lay an egg for my owner. But it was too late because look, Death already drew a grey veil over the woman’s eyes.