About the book: 2018 / A long time ago, there lived in the city of Nazareth a small donkey, terribly lazy and very unkempt. But one day at the well he met the kind and affectionate Maria, and from that moment the donkey’s life changed forever. The little donkey becomes Mary's faithful assistant and goes with Mary and Joseph on a long and dangerous journey to Bethlehem at the very moment when Mary is about to give birth to a child... This touching and fascinating story, which has become a classic of children's literature, will help each of us get into the spirit of Christmas and will be an excellent reason to talk with your child about good and evil, loyalty and true love. This edition publishes the second part of the story of the little donkey's journey with Mary, Joseph and their son to Egypt and their return home. In Germany alone, since its first publication in 1962, the book has gone through 34 (!) reprints and was filmed as a six-episode full-length animated series.