Legend of the Christmas Lizard

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I put my few Thanksgiving decorations away this morning (after determining at about 7am that sleep just wasn't coming for this poor lady, that's right, I haven't slept...) and brought out some of my Christmas decorations. Among those things I brought in, was my Christmas Lizard necklace (beaded with pony beads many years ago!!). My nephew, Little Bear, immediately LOVED it! I looked at him and said, "I see that you, like many children before you, have found the joy that is the Christmas Lizard. Maybe I should write a Legend to go with it." So, without further ado, I give you my very own Legend.

The Legend of the Christmas Lizard
The Christmas Lizard is so named because of his beautiful colors of red and green, but this wasn’t always the case. The story goes that when the Christ Child was born and all the animals sought an audience with Him, the lizard was not allowed into the manger. It was thought that the lizard was too ugly to be allowed in while the other animals were with the Child, since his coloring was usually drab brown and green. The lizard was saddened by this, for he had called many of the animals his friends. Late that night, when the other animals had left or were asleep, the lizard went in to see the Christ Child. The Child smiled when He saw the small lizard, but questioned him as to why he waited to come see Him. The lizard told the Christ Child that he was too ugly to be seen with the Child, and thus needed to wait until nobody would see him come in. The Christ Child smiled again, telling the lizard to look at himself, for he was the most beautiful creature the Child had ever seen. Looking down at himself, the lizard found he had turned to a beautiful, vibrant red! The Christ Child told the other animals that this small lizard would from thenceforth be known as the Christmas Lizard, the most beautiful creature on the earth. So, if you happen to see the Christmas Lizard, you are very lucky indeed, for you will have seen the most beautiful creature known to roam the earth.

By Angie Spiker
11-26-10

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