Artaban, a Persian magus, sees the star and sets out with a sapphire, a ruby and a pearl for the newborn king. Stopping to help a dying man, he misses his companions, and his search carries him through Babylon, Bethlehem and Egypt for thirty-three years as his treasures go, one by one, to people in need.
A Christmas story read aloud in families for generations, short enough for a single evening. Download the free EPUB.