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 The Fourth King - Ted Sieger
Newest Review: ... of disappointed despair, God himself (not named, but obvious) speaks to him with a paraphrase of well-known words of the ... more  ... Gospel (I was thirsty, you gave me a drink, I was lonely and you made me welcome ... whatever you did for the humblest of my brothers you did for me).
'The Fourth King' is a lovingly executed fable, an apocryphal but ultimately very orthodox gloss to the Nativity story and the Gospels. The story is told by Mazzel in the first person, using slightly formal, just a little bit old-fashioned language with a few big words, but told simply and with feeling. The story pulls at the heartstrings: each dilemma and each resoluti...more |
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The Fourth King - Ted Sieger: Charity in the Desert (946 words)
by - written on 20/02/07 (Very useful, 139 readings)
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Ted Sieger's picture book tells the story of the fourth king in the Gospel's Nativity: king Mazzel, who set off with his small camel, a star-map and a crystal to travel together with his better-known stargazing friends Casper, Melchior and Baltazaar to pay his homage to the new born king. He didn't make it on time though and we learn why in this wise fable providing an apocryphal, but ultimately very Christian gloss to the original story. Mazzel and his camel Chamberlin travel through the desert and the mountains, and on their way they meet those that need help: a little girl lost in the sand storm, a caravan of merchants in need of guidance, a magical flower ... Read the complete review
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