MOTHER AND DAUGHTER (COLOMBIA)

Mother and Daughter

A mother's daughter who had led a good life died, and, being a virgin, went directly to heaven. The mother also passed away, but found herself in purgatory.
The mother fixed her gave on the heavens and caught sight of her daughter. She called out:

Daughter María, spotless as snow,

let down your hair for your mother;

then, fair as you were and now are,

you'll be fairer than any other.

The daughter bent her head down and let her hair fall into purgatory. The mother climbed up and kept climbing until she reached the heavens. Of course, the mother had already been in purgatory awhile and had purged her sins. Her daughter was simply waiting for her.

Religious folktale from Colombia