‘Don’t babies cry, Mummy?’
‘Yes, Sam. Why?’
‘Then why sing “Little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes” in Away in a Manager.’
‘It’s manger, Sam. Maybe the writer thought sometimes the baby Jesus woke up, content to look around. You did.’
‘But not always?’
‘No. Mostly you woke up crying.’
‘Can’t we sing sometimes the Little Lord Jesus did cry?’
‘Sam, we can’t change the words now. It’s an old carol.’
‘Oh. Back then maybe they didn’t know as much about babies as you do, Mummy. Can I have a cookie now?’
Sam received two cookies. What had he said?
‘Yes, Sam. Why?’
‘Then why sing “Little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes” in Away in a Manager.’
‘It’s manger, Sam. Maybe the writer thought sometimes the baby Jesus woke up, content to look around. You did.’
‘But not always?’
‘No. Mostly you woke up crying.’
‘Can’t we sing sometimes the Little Lord Jesus did cry?’
‘Sam, we can’t change the words now. It’s an old carol.’
‘Oh. Back then maybe they didn’t know as much about babies as you do, Mummy. Can I have a cookie now?’
Sam received two cookies. What had he said?
