I have been on a quest to develop a collection of "ethnic" Nativity Sets... a divergence from the traditional glued-on-straw creche that we usually see with a cherubic blond & blue-eyed baby Jesus, and Mary and Joseph. As you might (or might not) guess, these can be a little hard to come by. So imagine my DELIGHT when I happened upon an ethnic nativity scene from Target.com at 75% off! woo hoo! It was perfect! - see picture to the left.
Today I just opened it up. I lovingly unwrapped each piece from their cushy protective wrapping and started to assemble my own ethnic holy family. There was first a docile looking donkey, an equally humble bovine, and a baby Jesus with outstretched arms. Yes, it was looking amazing, and larger than I thought it would be, too! Joseph, Kings 1 & 2 both made their appearance, and then that was it... there was nothing left in my box!!!
Um, how do you have a HOLY FAMILY NATIVITY SCENE without the VIRGIN MARY!?!
I'm sorry, but this does NOT work. (There was also King 3 missing, but he is much more peripheral and I don't really care about that as much.) I immediately called Target to inform them of this tragedy and to explore my options for recovering the renegade Mary. They informed me that they were out of stock and that all they could do was to offer me a refund for the missing Mary.Still sad, I am $5 richer. Which I guess is enough for me to buy a beer to nurse my sorrows with and to try to overlook the fact that Mary and King 3 have run away together. This Holy Family looks pitiful, the feminine presence is conspicuously missing.
This is NOT how the story is supposed to go...
I guess I now
have a Peruvian
version of
Three Men and a Baby...
2 comments:
hee hee I am sorry for your mis fortune, but I really enjoyed the story!
After I read this, I realized Don would have a comment like, "Well that's what happens when department stores get liberal ideas..." But it was tragic nonetheless for me. Good word imagery.
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