Wise Men Inside the Diorama

Three Kings bearing precious gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
These gifts are things that a great King would need for his burial.

       Here, the third picture in the series of your creche, are the three Wise Men, who traveled a great distance to see the new King and to bring Him gifts. A tradition says their names were Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar. 

       Paste this picture on cereal box cardboard and color is with crayons, markers or colored pencils. The kings are kneeling on straw, which is yellow. They are dressed richly and in brilliant colors- reds, blues, greens. Each king represents different parts of the world where people have many different colors of skin, so the picture should reflect this idea.

We three kings of Orient are:

Bearing gifts we traverse afar.

Field and fountain, moor and mountain,

following yonder Star.

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