"FOUR
children, representing our Saviour, St. JOHN, an ANGEL and a little
GIRL."
I haven't seen the picture being described. Just as well, though.
I like honest bafflement and can well imagine the author,
Richard Cowdry, studiously working things out. "This one
Must be Jesus; he's holding two sticks crossed. And this one, a bit older,
Is probably John Baptist -- he has a honeycomb and is splashing Jesus.
Alright, the next one, looking rather weary, has small wings; call him an angel.
And then there is ... there is ... there is ... a little GIRL. Why
Are Jesus, St. John and an angel hanging about with a little girl?
Perhaps they’re bored with each other; perhaps they hope she will
Soon tell them a story that will simply amaze them."
I haven't seen the picture being described. Just as well, though.
I like honest bafflement and can well imagine the author,
Richard Cowdry, studiously working things out. "This one
Must be Jesus; he's holding two sticks crossed. And this one, a bit older,
Is probably John Baptist -- he has a honeycomb and is splashing Jesus.
Alright, the next one, looking rather weary, has small wings; call him an angel.
And then there is ... there is ... there is ... a little GIRL. Why
Are Jesus, St. John and an angel hanging about with a little girl?
Perhaps they’re bored with each other; perhaps they hope she will
Soon tell them a story that will simply amaze them."
