New Stories from the Christ Child! Not only is the terribly strong pirate, who is promised a great treasure by a pitifully tattered angel fallen from heaven for an allegedly newborn king, a welcome helper to the Christ Child. The black sheep is also allowed to contribute its wool to the blanket with which Mary warms the newborn Jesus. And on the flight to Egypt, it is a mischievous desert fox who becomes the indispensable companion of the Holy Family. With around ten exciting Christmas stories, Lene Mayer-Skumanz brings the joyful message of the incarnation of God into our families in a contemporary form. And this message is not just for humans. Even the gnarled apple tree and the brook receive, as the old Baba tells, a small token of appreciation every Christmas...