A Wayne in a Manger by Gervase Phinn

Author:Gervase Phinn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2008-11-06T05:00:00+00:00

Jesus giving Him an unhealthy grey appearance. Joseph had lost an arm and the angels their haloes, the Three Kings looked like down-and-outs, while the ox and the ass were chipped beyond recognition. Someone had tried to brighten up the Virgin Mary by repainting her with long yellow tresses, bright red lips, crimson cheeks and an electric blue cape. She had a strange, rather alluring smile on her face. Looking at her now, the adjective ‘Virgin’ was the last word that came to mind.

‘They’ve gorra much nicer one in Fettlesham,’ Tequila informed me. ‘Ours is real tatty.’

‘But that’s what it probably would have looked like,’ I told her. ‘Baby Jesus was born in a stable, a cattle shed, and He had a manger for a bed. It wouldn’t have been nice and clean and bright like the crib in Fettlesham. The stable Baby Jesus was born in would have been full of rather smelly animals and dirty hay. There was no room in the inn, you see, so Mary and Joseph had to stay in the stable and it didn’t have lovely furniture and carpets and central heating.’

‘Well, they should ‘ave booked in advance,’ pronounced Tequila. ‘It allus gets busy at Christmas.’

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