<p> A retelling of the Christmas Story in a way you?ve never heard it before. . . . The fable of a donkey who carries a mother and child safely to Egypt. . . . The tale of a widow who dislikes people until she meets a stranger. . . . </p> <p> From the most popular writer of all time comes a treasured collection of short stories and poems celebrating the holiday season. </p> <p> This special edition also contains a wealth of Agatha Christie rarities?not only all the stories, poems, and illustrations from her long out-of-print book <i>Star over Bethlehem</i> (1965) but also a reproduction of all her rare poetry from the two collections <i>The Road of Dreams</i> (1924) and <i>Poems</i> (1973). </p>