Song: We Three Kings
By: John Henry Hopkins Jr.
Start song at (1)
Back at the festival grounds North and Jack found the littlest camel on the stage staring at the stars above. "Do you know why there are 12 days of Christmas?" He asked offhandedly.
"No" was the general answer around the ground, but a few yeses came as well.
"To symbolize the time between Christ's birth and when the three kings came to worship him." Nestor commented.
The littlest camel nodded.
(1) "It could have been up to two years, even I, a legend of the king's camel, don't know for sure. I have memories of the journey itself but not a true knowledge of the time it took."
Nestor gassed at the stars too. "Oh, star of wonder, star of might, star of royal beauty bright."
"That star shown for two straight years in the sky. Bright and strong, never ceasing. I can recall that clearly. The heavyweight of Gold. The smell of Frankincense, and Mer. and then the glory of seeing the prophesied child! I will never forget it!
As the littlest camel talked the shadows of three well-dressed Gentlemen of ancient robed garb could be seen marching along the tree line. Not everyone looked but those who did got the sense that the celebration of the three kings still rang out to that very day and would continue well into the future!"
Happy Three Kings Day (the Epiphany), the 12th day of Christmas. God Bless!
