STAR-GAZING
My master's a funny chap, you know.
He gets these ideas in his head and we're off on another wild goose chase.
Take this trip for instance.
He was star-gazing as usual and suddenly he leapt up.
"A brand new star has appeared. It must signify the birth of a future King.
Get the camels ready, we must follow that star!"
I'm used to his ways of course, but this time he surprised even me.
"We must take the child a gift" he said,
And bade me fetch a casket of myrrh he had ready for his own funeral.
It seemed a strange gift for a new-born baby.
And here we are, travelling night and day towards that star.
Not long since, we met two other astrologers and their servants,
following the same star.
They've brought gifts too.
Gold I can understand,
But frankincense seems as odd a present as myrrh!
We've arrived at last!
It's a rum do though. This prince is not like any I've ever seen.
Either my master's got it wrong,
Or this King is going to reign in a totally different way!
My master's a funny chap, you know.
He gets these ideas in his head and we're off on another wild goose chase.
Take this trip for instance.
He was star-gazing as usual and suddenly he leapt up.
"A brand new star has appeared. It must signify the birth of a future King.
Get the camels ready, we must follow that star!"
I'm used to his ways of course, but this time he surprised even me.
"We must take the child a gift" he said,
And bade me fetch a casket of myrrh he had ready for his own funeral.
It seemed a strange gift for a new-born baby.
And here we are, travelling night and day towards that star.
Not long since, we met two other astrologers and their servants,
following the same star.
They've brought gifts too.
Gold I can understand,
But frankincense seems as odd a present as myrrh!
We've arrived at last!
It's a rum do though. This prince is not like any I've ever seen.
Either my master's got it wrong,
Or this King is going to reign in a totally different way!