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Once upon a time, there was a man and his wife, who had no children. They were very lonely and unhappy. Then they determined to pray to God for a little son. Perhaps He would hear them, it they prayed with all their hearts. "Dear God", they prayed. "You know how much we long for a little boy to be the joy and comfort of our old age. We pray you to have pity on us and send us a son."