The story
Clip-clop, clip-clop. Mary and Joseph traveled a long, long way to the town of Bethlehem. The ruler wanted everyone counted, so off they went.
Mary rode on a little donkey. Her baby was coming very soon! When they got to Bethlehem, the town was full of people. Every room was taken.
“Where will we stay?” they wondered. At last they found a quiet place where the animals slept. It wasn’t fancy, but it was warm and safe.
And there, in the hush of the night, baby Jesus was born! Mary wrapped him snug in soft cloths. Joseph smiled and smiled.
There was no crib, so Mary gently laid him in a manger, a wooden box where animals eat their hay. “Baa,” said a sleepy little lamb.
The whole world was quiet. God’s own Son had come to earth as a tiny baby. Jesus came because God loves us so much!
