It was the birds and beasts and insects of the stable that watched over the little group with awe and kindliness the night that Christ was born. And when daylight came to dim the bright Star in the sky, they were the first to praise. The cock lifted his voice and every living thing in the stable joined the chorus. It is the tale of these first worshippers that night in Bethlehem, that we have in this gentle story of the first Christmas of all.
