Little Donkey of Maria. Escape to Egypt

Many years ago, there lived a little donkey in the town of Nazareth, who was terribly lazy and very unkempt. But one day at the well, he met the kind and gentle Maria, and from that moment on, the donkey's life changed forever. The little donkey becomes a loyal helper to Maria and sets off with Maria and Joseph on a long and dangerous journey to Bethlehem at the very moment when Maria is about to give birth to a child…
This touching and captivating story, which has become a classic of children's literature, will help each of us feel the spirit of Christmas and will be a great opportunity to talk to a child about good and evil, about loyalty and true love. This edition publishes the second part of the story about the little donkey's journey with Maria, Joseph, and their son to Egypt and their return home. Just in Germany, since the first edition in 1962, the book has gone through 34 (!) reprints and has been adapted into a six-part feature animated series.