Reading Notes: Saints: Saint Kentigern and the Robin Part A

Saint Kentigern and the Robin

Image from St. Kentigern

Reading Notes: St. Kentigern and the Robin The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts by Abbie Farwell Brown (1900).

• St. Servan had a school for boys of all ages
• Kentigern was the youngest and smartest at the school
• The other boys were jealous of him and bullied him by doing a number of things
• None of their tricks worked so they decided to play a more serious joke
• Each boy had to tend the fire that cooked their food and when it was Kentigern's. turn the boys put water on the fire so he would be to blame
• Frantic but courageous Kentigern got the fire back and the boys didn't say a word
• The boys decided to plan against K again by killing the Servan's bird and blaming it on K
• Servan got angry at K and believed he killed his bird
• K showed him that he was wrong by bringing the bird back to life with his tears
• The boys were astonished and respected him more

Reading Notes: Saint Blaise The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts by Abbie Farwell Brown (1900).

• St. Blaise was an animal love and raised in a wealthy community
• He loved all animals including the mean ones
• A wolf took his friends pig and St. B called the wolf and came and gave the pig back
• People were upset with St. B because they were afraid he was going to convert everyone to Christians 
• Soldiers were sent to capture him but when they arrived to his cave the animals scared then and the king told them they must go back and get him.
• When they came back St. B said he was waiting for their arrival and came to them
• He they locked him up and we told to drown him
• When they tried St. B walked on water like God while the soldiers behind him tried to chase after him and fell into the water
• When he return to shore he let the heathens capture him again and behead him

Reading Notes: Saint Comgall and the Mice The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts by Abbie Farwell Brown (1900).

• The puppies of Comgall tried to get the swans to swim to shore but the swans refused and asked them to leave
• When St. Comgall came the swans all flocked to him and told them how much they admired him and the same happened with the mice.
• His people were starving and Brough a silver goblet to the prince asking him to trade it for food
• The king said no and C had the mice eat all of his food