Sounds of the Season number nine. Monday 8th December 2014, Im an ass. Im in a stable with an ox and some people. Wed come here (not the ox, he was already here), walked here because of something called taxes. In winter. And hes old. And shes pregnant, so its been a bit of a journey. I had to be as gentle as I could be, knowing the burden. And yes, I am a beast of burden. Not for me the glamour of being a horse, carrying posh people about. Im down with the common folk, the plebs. Thing is, they rely on me. I do what they cant and I live with them, but not before now living this close. Because we had to be gentle and go slowly we were late, and theyve had to stay in this stable as well. But then she has the baby. Theres no one else to help her, and its a boy. And theyre both all right but then theres something else happening, something big. Im tired but Im not going to sleep. Then these blokes come in cos theyve had tidings, they say. They arent posh, just ordinary folks. Theyve brought a lamb with them, so theyre probably shepherds. Were standing round as we know weve got to keep them all warm, and the lamb comes over and joins us. Getting to be a right regular farmyard. Things calm down then, it gets light and we can all get some rest. Days later theres some others, posh ones this time, on camels and such. Even though theyre posh, royal even, they seem awed by what theyre finding. Dont know why - its only a stable when alls said and done. But theyre treating it as something special. Maybe it is, maybe whats happened here is special, maybe thats what were feeling. But theres trouble. Weve all got to get out of here fast. Im the beast of burden again, but its not a weighty burden. Im so very happy to be part of it. They say its a long way to Egypt. And this is for you, The Donkey Sanctuary Donkey Carol, by John Rutter. Im finding some of John Rutters carols a bit syrupy, but this is the only one I could find about a donkey, apart from something even more syrupy. https://youtube/watch?v=JPL00gML-2M
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 09:05:41 +0000
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