After a lovely carol service at St Andrew's church, our travellers made their way to Higher Houghton Stables, where Inn keeper Jan explained the house was a little full but she had managed to find an empty stable for them. A night in a stable...Donkey was looking forward to this! Then he saw the size of the other stable inhabitants and he changed his mind!
Donkey did his best to protect Mary as Joseph seemed too petrified to cope with the situation. The large creatures were curious about the little donkey and once they had checked him out, they wanted to hear his story. Joseph began to relax, and by the time the travellers were ready to head to their own stable, Donkey and Horse were the best of friends.
Mary and Joseph settled down for the night in the corner of an empty stable. It was a wild and windy night outside but they were safe and warm. It was an uneventful night, no visits from shepherds or angels. Donkey was not too sure about the sheepdog (with the strange eyes) who came to visit them in the morning and he was glad when they were on their way again.
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