There was once an old lady who cried all the time.

Her elder daughter was married to an umbrella merchant while the younger daughter was the wife of a noodle vendor

On sunny days, she worried, "Oh no! The weather is so nice and sunny. No one is going to buy any umbrellas. What will happen if the shop has to be closed?"

These worries made her sad. She just could not help but cry. 

When it rained, she would cry for the younger daughter. She thought, "Oh no! My younger daughter is married to a noodle vendor. You cannot dry noodles without the sun. Now there will be no noodles to sell. 

As a result, the old lady lived in sorrow everyday. Whether sunny or rainy, she grieved for one of her daughters. Her neighbors could not console her and jokingly called her "the crying lady."

One day, she met a monk. He was very curious as to why she was always crying.  "Madam! You need not worry. I will show you a way to happiness, and you will need to grieve no more." 

The crying lady was very excited. She immediately asked the monk to show her what to do.