A Stranger in the Manger
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Two modern children discuss Christmas giving, and CHILD 2 learns that the best presents don’t require money. A cast of stable animals—BABY LAMB, MAMA SHEEP, ROOSTER, and DONKEY—play out the night of Jesus’s birth from their perspective, discovering that the mysterious Someone in the manger is the Son of God. When the children return, CHILD 2 leaves with a new understanding of what Christmas is really about.
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