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THE SWALLOW 





ions, little like himself. He took some white 

 clay and with it he made little birds with 

 outspread wings, and he put them in the 

 sun to dry. 



A Pharisee then passed that way and 

 was angry to see the children at work 

 upon a Saturday, which day is the 

 Jewish Sabbath ; and he began to 

 "h. trample upon and to destroy 

 f* those little clay birds. But Jesus 

 , _^ X- clapped his little hands and 

 ^. the birds at once took flight 

 ^'•'^ and flew away. 



Then, upon the house of the Child Jesus, 

 with some of the same clay from which they 



