The Christmas Cat
A medieval legend tells about a litter of kittens born in the stable at Bethlehem the same night Jesus was born.
If this were true, one of these kittens could have become a pet for Jesus. Born on the same night in the same place, what would their relationship have been like? The Christmas Cat imagines the story of Jesus and his pet cat.
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All babies are beautiful and all babies cry and Jesus was no exception. On the night he was born, nothing Mary, Joseph or the animals in the stable could do would comfort him.
But when a curious kitten wanted its turn to calm the baby Jesus, a loving friendship blossomed on that very first Christmas.
This perfect read-aloud was inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of ‘The Virgin, Child and Cat’, which show Mary lovingly holding the baby Jesus who is cuddling a kitten.