Christ legends . ineyard-laborer and his wife, to thank them and rewardthem for the counsel they had given the Em-peror, and also to tell them how everythinghad turned out. When they had heard all, theywept silently, and the man said: I know thatall my life I shall ponder what would have hap-pened if these two had met. But the womananswered: It csyld not happen in any otherway. It was too great a thought that thesetwo should meet. God knew that the worldcould not support it. The third messenger traveled to Palestine andbrought back with him to Capri some of Jesusdisciples, and these began to t
Christ legends . ineyard-laborer and his wife, to thank them and rewardthem for the counsel they had given the Em-peror, and also to tell them how everythinghad turned out. When they had heard all, theywept silently, and the man said: I know thatall my life I shall ponder what would have hap-pened if these two had met. But the womananswered: It csyld not happen in any otherway. It was too great a thought that thesetwo should meet. God knew that the worldcould not support it. The third messenger traveled to Palestine andbrought back with him to Capri some of Jesusdisciples, and these began to teach there the SAINT veronicas KERCHIEF 189 doctrine that had been preached by the CrucifiedOne. When the disciples landed at Capri, old Faus-tina lay upon her death-bed. Still they had timebefore her death to make of her a followerof the great Prophet, and to baptize her. AndIn the baptism she was called Veronica, becauseto her It had been granted to give to mankindthe true likeness of their Saviour. MBIM HBBMIS. ROBIN REDBREAST IT happened at the time when our Lordcreated the world, when He not only madeheaven and earth, but all the animals and theplants as well, at the same time giving themtheir names. There have been many histories concerningthat time, and if we knew them all, we shouldhave light upon everything in this world whichwe can not now comprehend. At that time it happened one day when ourLord sat in His Paradise and painted the littlebirds, that the colors in our Lords paint potgave out, and the goldfinch would have beenwithout color if our Lord had not wiped allHis paint brushes on its feathers. It was then that the donkey got his longears, because he cduld notremember the namethat had been given.,him. No sooner hadhc-takSn ^ few steps overthe meadows of Paradise than he forgot, andthree times he came back to ask his name. Atlast our Lord grew sornewhat impatient, tookhim by his two ears, and said:193 194 CHRIST LEGENDS Thy name is ass, ass, ass! And whileHe thus
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