This is the satable where Jesus was born. This is the cow in the sweet-smelling hay, the cat and her kittens and three mice at play, that lived in the stable where Jesus was born. This is the mother, Marry by name, the mother of Jesus she became, who sat near the cow in the sweet-smelling hay. This is the father, Joseph, so tall, who cared for the baby and animals all, but mostly the mother, Mary by name. These are the shepherds who came in the night, who left flocks of sheep in their hurry and flight and wished well the father, Joseph, so tall.