The Carnal and the Crane
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The Carnal and the Crane is Child ballad 55 and a Christmas carol. It depicts a conversation between two birds -- apparently, although the species of the "carnal" has never been identified.
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A carnal tells a crane about the birth of Jesus: that he was born in a stable, of a virgin, and slept in a manager; that the Magi told King Herod of the birth, Herod said that if it were true, the cock on his table would revive and crow, and the cock did so; that Herod ordered the Massacre of the Innocents, that St. Joseph had to flee to Egypt and beasts worshiped Jesus on the way; that a husbandman's seed were miraclously sown and brought to harvest when Jesus passed, he reported that to Herod, and Herod, assuming that the growth has been natural, pulled back because he would never been able to catch them if they were months ahead.
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The incident of the cock reviving from the dead is also found in the ballad/Christmas carol St. Stephen and Herod.
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