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In a rude stable cold,
The friendly beasts,
their stories told:
"I," said the donkey,
shaggy and brown,
"Carried his mother
up hill and down.
Carried her safely
to Bethlehem town."
"I," said the cow
all white and red,
Gave him my manger
for his bed,
Gave him my hay
to pillow his head."
"I," said the sheep,
with the curly horn,
"Gave him wool
for his blanket warm;
He wore my coat
on Christmas Morn."
"I," said the camel,
all yellow and black,
"Over desert, upon my back,
Brought him a gift
in the Wise Man's pack."
"I," said the dove,
"from my rafter high,
Cooed him to sleep,
that he should not cry,
We cooed him to sleep,
my mate and I."
And every beast,
by some good spell
In the stable darkness,
was able to tell
Of the gift he gave
to Emmanuel.
----Robert Davis----
