January 6.
Today is Epiphany. It’s also
called Three Kings Day. The word in
Greek means “striking appearance.” It’s
when Baby Jesus met the Three Wise Men.
The Three Wise Men brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. There has been a joke circulating that if the
Three Wise Men had been women, they would have brought Baby Jesus more
practical gifts. And when my human was
in church the other day, the priest referred to the joke and added that when
the Three Wise Women were leaving, one of them noted that Baby Jesus didn’t
look much like Joseph. He’s a Polish
priest – so we’ll let him get away with the bad jokes…
And speaking of Polish – apparently in
Poland, today is a HOLIDAY. So. Since
three of us in this household are Polish, I think my human should take the day
off. Not sure that will happen
though.
While we three dogs are often referred to
as the Three Musketeers, AND the Three Stooges, I like the idea of Three Kings
instead. I mean, we kind of live like
kings. Our meals are served to us. We have a comfy bed. We are pampered and groomed (although THAT we
could do without). We ARE like three
kings. I think I want to be called
Balthazar from now on. I mean, just
think how far I can run before my human can even SAY my name. Paxton can be Melchior – another long name to
shout out. And Frodo can be Caspar – he
never takes off anyway. So call me Balthazar,
from now on.
Happy Epiphany. I hope your day is FULL of striking
revelations!
©
Linda Wozniak
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