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Through his mother’s account, the story follows the arrival of three traveling kings bearing gifts for a Child who will be born soon. Amahl’s hope, the mother’s struggle with guilt and compassion, and the kings’ message about following a star shape a moral lesson of faith, fairness, and generosity.","Literacy International: Amahl and the Four Kings  \nCopyright © 2013 Literacy International [info@LiteracyInternational.net](info@LiteracyInternational.net)  \nEnglish Spiritual  \nLiteracy International: Amahl and the Four Kings  \nAdapted from an old story For use in Koinonia Literacy Classes Zorzor District, Liberia February, 1966  \nCopyright © 2013 Literacy International [info@LiteracyInternational.net](info@LiteracyInternational.net)  \nEnglish  \nCopyright © 2013, Literacy International  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nThis is a very old story. It tells about a boy, his mother, three kings--and one other king.  \nThe story may not be true, but it tells many true things. It happened just before Jesus Christ was born. The boy’s name was Amahl. His mother will tell you the story:  \nAmahl and I lived near Bethlehem. We lived on a road outside of the town. We were very poor.  \nAmahl never could walk. When he was small, someone always had to carry him, because his legs were not strong. My husband died soon after Amahl was born.  \nWhen Amahl grew bigger, he could not find any work. I had to work for our money myself. I worked in town. But I know I could never buy all the things that Amahl needed. I knew he could never walk without help.  \nBut Amahl was always happy. He sang. He made crutches for himself, so they could help him walk more easily. He made small birds and animals from wood. Sometimes I was able to sell them in the market.  \nAmahl often sat by the window and looked out over the hills. He dreamed about being a rich man, or a person who could make beautiful things. Sometimes this made me angry. I worked hard--and he only made fine pictures in his head.  \nOne day, when he was about nine years old, he said,“Look! Look at that bright star! It is too big. It is like white fire!”  \nI was cooking. I tried not to be angry. But I said,“You always think about things that are not true! What kind of star is there?”  \nAmahl said,“It is beautiful! I see it! I am not lying or dreaming!”  \nLater, we were all alone. We ate our supper as we always did, without talking much. That evening was like so many other evenings, until we were ready to sleep. Then someone knocked at our door. I was very tired. I thought,“If I wait, maybe the people will go away.” But they did not go away. They kept on knocking. After some time, I went to the door.  \nThree men were there. They were strangers. They wore long robes. I could see many kinds of cloth, and many colors. They wore jewelry, too. I didn’t know what jewelry was at that time. But jewelry is metal and shining stones, put together for a person to wear.  \nThe short man spoke first. He did not talk the way we do, and I knew he had come from a far-away place. He said they could not go any farther that day.  \nI told him that we had very little food, and that our beds were not soft. The men did not seem to care. They came inside and brought their loads with them. Amahl watched everything they did.  \nThen we gave them some food. Amahl made the men tell him the news from their countries. We talked for along time. Later, I asked them what was in their loads, their bundles. They said there was gold, and some other things I didn’t know about.  \nI asked them where they were taking the gold. They said,“It is a gift for the Child.” I said,“What child?” I was thinking of my Amahl. My head seemed to be dizzy. No one had helped us for so long! I was ready to believe anything after all that had happened that day. Could it be? Could it be?  \nOne man spoke with a deep voice. When he spoke, everything else seemed quiet. He said,“A Child will be born soon. God has told us that He will be a great king. We ","cbCaibPPKUFZWdVZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibPPKUFZWdVZ","pdf",229593,3,15,"English","en",105,"# Amahl’s Life Near Bethlehem\n## The Arrival of the Three Kings\n## The Mother’s Guilt and Confession\n## The Meaning of the Gifts","[{\"question\":\"Who is Amahl, and what is his situation before the kings arrive?\",\"answer\":\"Amahl is a poor boy living near Bethlehem who cannot walk and relies on crutches and help from others. 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