S.. Legend of Robln Redbreast
 On that first Christmas, it is said, the night was wrapped in
 a bitter chill. The small fire in the stable was nearly out, and the
 Mother Mary worried that her baby would be cold, she turned
 to the animals about her and asked them for help.
 S"Could you blow on the embers," she asked the ox, "so the
 fire might continue to keep my son warm?"
 SBut the ox lay sound asleep on the stable floor and did not -
 hear her. Next, Mary asked the donkey to breathe life back into
 the fire, but the sleeping donkey did not hear Mary either. Nor
 did the horse or sheep. She wondered what to do.
 Suddenly, Mary heard a fluttering of little wings. Looking
 up, she saw a plain, brown-coloured little robin fly into the
 stall. This robin had heard Mary calling to the animals and
 had come to help her himself. He went over to the dying fire
 and flapped his wings hard.
 His wings were like little bellows, huffing and puffing air onto
 the embers, until they glowed bright red again. He continued
 to fan the fire, singing all the while, until the ashes began to
 kindle.
 With his beak, the robin picked up some fresh, dry sticks
 and tossed them into the fire. As he did, a flame suddenly burst
 forth and burned the little bird's breast a bright red. But the
 robin simply continued to fan the fire until it crackled brightly
 and warmed the entire stable.-The Baby Jesus slept happily.
 Mary thanked and praised the robin for all he had done.
 She looked tenderly at his red breast, burned by the flame,
 and said "From now on, let your red breast be a blessed re-
 minder of your noble deed."
 And to this day, the robin's red breast covers his humble
 heart.








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 lunch that day because he had to hurry back to his tasks.
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 Frez is now content with assembling the broken toys and
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