| As legend has it the three wise men were in search of the
Christ child when they decided to stop at a small house to ask for directions. Upon
knocking, an old woman holding a broom opened the door slightly to see who was there.
Standing at her doorstep were three colorfully dressed men who were in need of
directions to find the Christ child. The old woman was unaware of who these three men
were looking for and could not point them in the right direction. Prior to the three
men leaving they kindly asked the old woman to join them on their journey. She
declined because she had much housework to do.
After they left she felt as though she had made a mistake and decided to go and catch
up with the kind men. After many hours of searching she could not find them.
Thinking of the opportunity she had missed the old woman stopped every child to
give them a small treat in hopes that one was the Christ child.
Each year on the eve of the child's Epiphany she sets out looking for the baby Jesus.
She stops at each child's house to leave those who were good treats in their
stockings and those who were bad a lump of coal. |