| About the Book
Nauaf's father, Melchior, had a dream in which he was instructed to prepare a casket of gold, attend the birth of a Great One, and deliver the gold to the child's parents. As a result, a caravan of more than 200 persons, their goats, horses, and camels travel far from their home, encountering many hardships. Melchior is subjected to envious plotting by relatives hungering for his death. Released into the harsh desert with his wife, son and three daughters, after much struggle Melchior meets two old friends, Gaspar and Balthazar. Together, they continue to follow the star leading them to Beth-Lehem where the child was born.
The kings go to the stable beneath the inn and present their gifts to the Holy Child. Nauaf is distraught because he has no gift. Melchior consoles his son saying that the gift this Child prefers most is love. Nauaf presents a little handful of flowers, and the Child seems to wink at him for he has given the greatest gift of all. |
