Book Description

THE BOOK OF SAINTS AND FRIENDLY BEASTS: stories of Saint Francis of Assisi and Other Saints Who Loved Animals It contains a collection of twenty legends, ballads and folktales for children and adults alike about saints - what they did and the animals they worked with from, mainly, the middle ages. So, if you’ve never heard of some of these saints, download a copy, pull up a chair and let yourself become engrossed in stories from days gone by. The stories in this book are: Saint Bridget and the King's Wolf Saint Gerasimus and the Lion Saint Keneth of the Gulls Saint Launomar's Cow Saint Werburgh and her Goose The Ballad of Saint Athracta's Stags Saint Kentigern and the Robin Saint Blaise and his Beasts Saint Cuthbert's Peace The Ballad of Saint Felix Saint Fronto's Camels The Blind Singer, Saint Hervé Saint Comgall and the Mice The Wonders of Saint Berach Saint Prisca, the Child Martyr The Fish who helped Saint Gudwall The Ballad of Saint Giles and the Deer The Wolf-Mother of Saint Ailbe Saint Rigobert's Dinner Saint Francis of Assisi. It also has “A Calendar of Saints' Days” which can be followed throughout the year. 10% of the profit from the sale of this book is donated to charities.