In a town called Nazareth there lived a women called Mary. She was engaged to a carpenter called Joseph. One day an angel called Gabriel told Mary she had been chosen to have a special baby. The baby will be gods son and she must call him Jesus.

Mary was due to have her baby when they were told they had to travel to Bethlehem; which is where Joseph was from. This was because they had to pay a special text. Mary had to ride on a donkey for a few days over the hills of Galilee.

Mary and Joseph arrived in Bethlehem. Mary was tired and needed a place to stay. They at all of the Inns if their was any room, but everyone said no. Eventually, one innkeeper said he had a stable they can stay in.

A few hours later Mary gave birth to her son in the stable. She wrapped Jesus in strips of cloth and lay him a manger full of hay.

On a hillside overlooking Bethlehem some shepherds were watching their sheep. Angel Gabriel visited them to tell them the good news. He told them they would find the son of God in Bethlehem.

The shepherds went to see Jesus and told Mary and Joseph that he was to be the saviour of the world.

Far in the East the wise men saw a star shining bright in the sky. They knew this was a specials star so they studied it. The star meant that a greater ruler had been born.

The wise men followed the star all the way to Jerusalem to see King Herod, as they thought he would be there. They asked to see the child that would be king of the Jews. They King thought the child would take his thrown so asked the wise men to return when they found him.

The star guided the wise men to Bethlehem. They gave Jesus gifts, gold, frankincense and myrrh. That night the wise men had a dream where the angel warned them about the king wanting to kill Jesus. He warned them not to go back to the palace.

Joseph had a dream where the angel told him to take Mary and Jesus to Egypt, as King Herod ordered him to be killed. They left Bethlehem straight away. When the rise men didn’t return Herod ordered all the babies in Bethlehem to be killed.