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Show , . J V W . J ". S -rf "' -' ' ' , , - .. " :'"., . ' 2 ; A Russian Legend f : I ' I ' V . i.:"v - : ' v v . 4 t mmkJ WmM I "WE GO TO WORSHIP THE KING," THEY SAID. f 6 ' f? Baboushka stood in her doorway K$ C" When the Three Wise Men passed by, f "We go to worship the King," they said, f 8 "We have seen His Star in the sky. 7 ft ' y Si "Wilt thou come with us, Baboushka, 'j Or ever the Star be set?" jij . v "I will come and seek the new-born King, ffi But ah, My lords! Not yetl W a "I must iet my house in order, t Jg And I must spin and sew," 1 $f Tho Star had et ere he made an end, And the winds began to blow. p tit And evermore Baboushka j Goes seeking through the wild df The Three Wise Men, the shining Star ! Her King, the new-born Child. tjj But on the eve of Christmas, When there are none to see, Sf itaT She ..comes with gifts in either handf To deck the Christmas Tree. ' jy She comes where sleeping children Lie dreaming of the morn, J? To see if once again on earth The Christ-child hath been born. $vS Marion L. Adams. v j w |