Our Lady's Juggler

Written by: Anatole France

                 In the days of King Louis, there was a  poor juggler named Barnabas, he perfomed juggling city by city. His juggling abilities were no different of those jugglers walking on earth but he had a special juggling skill that everyone waits, that is juggling six copper balls and 12 knives on his feet.
                 He was poor, always hanged in hunger and thirst, though that case had no tempt by his pure heart with a firm belief in God and His words. He kept and did not go astray from the holy Ten Commandments, he prayed to holy virgin marry.
                 Along the way with his materials on his shoulders, he met a monk, getting into conversation. The monk, seeing Barnabas' way of talking, thought of the Lord's Word: Let peace be with them on earth. The monk brought Barnabas into monastry.
                 Barnabas saw skillful monks who were given knowledge from God.
                 The prior wrote books, Brother Maurice rewrote those books, Brother
 Alexandre painted the books while Brother Marbode, carved to the holy image of virgin marry.
                 Barnabas grieved of his power that cannot give any goods for his god.
                 One night, monks assembled to topic a monk who could no longer recite, he died with a five roses on his mouth which represents the five letters of maria. Barnabas heard what monks assembled for.
                 Barnabs, joyed and chanced to do the job of the dead monk in his stead. Barnabas showed the juggling tricks before the image of virgin. When the monks saw Barnabas, they had in mind deriving him out of the chapel but the image of virgin descended on Barnabas wiping his sweats.
                 prior bow down on the floor and repeated saying : blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.