Saint Patrick's Life
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And now it's time for Lutfi's
Fanciful Flannelgraph
the part of the show where Lutfis comes out
with his Fanciful Flannelgraph
and teaches a most important lesson!
Hello children!
I am Lutfi
and this is my Fanciful Flannelgraph!
By the colour of my clothes
and the shamrock in my hand
I bet you are thinking it is Saint Patrick's Day
If this is March 17th
then you're right!
That is because every year
on March 17th people everywhere
celebrate Saint Patrick's Day
A long, long time ago
In a country called England
a little baby was born
His name was...
Saint Patrick!
Hold on!
You are not old enough to talk!
and your name is not YET Saint Patrick!
Sorry!
Your name is Maewyn Suceat
Hurry up and name me Saint Patrick
Shhh!
Sorry!
Maewyn Suceat grew up as a normal little boy
Can I talk now?
Yes!
Maewyn Suceat. I'm a normal boy.
A normal boy with a... strange name!
Maewyn went to school
played
and went to church
No soccer balls in church
and he was kidnapped by pirates!
Wait! That's not normal!
If you were too normal
you would not have a holiday...
named after you
Good point!
The pirates took Maewyn
to a country they called Ireland
There he was sold as a slave
and his name was changed.
Slave... bad
Name change...good!
Hi! I'd like to request "Saint Patrick"!
Not yet!
He was now called...
Pig boy, feed the pigs!
Pig boy!
Maewyn Suceat has a rather nice ring to it!
Now, this was the land of the Druids
and the people there spoke a different language
But we'll make believe everyone spoke English... like Stark Trek
Even the pigs?
No, not the pigs!
OK!
The Druids also did not know about God
They practised a religion known as...
...paganism.
Paganism?
Yes! Instead of praying to God
Pagans prayed to things like...
twigs
Oh, Mighty twig !
You are powerful and...twiglike!
and pond scum
Oh, Mighty pondscum! You are powerful and...scummy!
And they painted with all the colours of the wind
And so it was that Pig boy Maewyn Suceat
went about serving his master
mopping his floors
feeding his pigs
and learning his language
Now Maewyn was very far from home
and very lonely
He remembered what he had learned
in church about God loving him
and always being with him.
So Maewyn began praying and talking to God
He prayed before BEDTIME
He prayed when he worked
He prayed when he ate
In fact he prayed ALL THE TIME!
Well, in no time at all
he was praying over a one hundred times a day!
That's a lot...but
..it's cool!
Would you like to pray to my twig?
No,..I.. I'm good.
Mawwyn grew very close to God
and God took care of him
and kept him safe
and one day
after Maewyn had been in Ireland
for six years
God told him it was time to go
huh!... Alright!
Later, pigs!
Ahhh, bigidee boooo, googledly goo...
Maewyn walked
and walked and walked
two hundred miles
before reaching the sea
Good day, Captain. My name is Maewyn Suceat.
I was captured six years ago by pirates
and sold into slavery.
Since then I've been feeding pigs
and praying one hundred times a day.
Can I have a lift?
Alright then!
The ship sailed for three days
before reaching the coast
Then they set off on foot
to the nearest town
But their directions went a little off!
After twenty-eight days of walking
their supplies had run out
The men were starving.
Are you starving?
I'm starving!
I'm starving too!
We're all going to die
if we don't get something to eat!
See Maewyn, you said you pray
a hundred times a day.
How about praying for some food?
Yeah, mate! Come on! Come on!
Ohh... alright!
Amen
Oh! That's miraculously delicious
You know Maewyn, you've really got something going there
Thanks a lot!
Don't thank me, Captain
Thank God
Alright then! Thank you God!
Thank you Lord!
Now, back home the years passed by
and Maewyn continued to grow closer to God
and one night he had a dream
We beg of you, holy youth,
that you should come and work again among us!
Maewyn dreamed that the people of Ireland
were calling him back to come and tell them about God
Well but...do you mind if I finish school first?
I'm doing quite well.
No, no, take your time! no rush!
Alright then!
So Maewyn got his education
and because of his hard work and
great love for God
he became a bishop
Which meant that he had a lot of responsibilities
in the church
and could help many people
It also meant that he got a new name
Patrick!
Saint Patrick?
huh..the "Saint" part comes a little bit later
Alright then!
And Patrick made his way back to Ireland.
Back to the place where
he had been taken by pirates
and sold as a slave many years before
Back he went to tell
the people about God
So, you see?, God is like a Shamrock
Oh great shamrock!
You are powerful!
No, no, no, no. This is simply a metaphor
Oh Great Metaphor!!
No,no,no...God is LIKE a shamrock
because he is
three persons in one
He's God The Father
God The Son
And God The Holy Ghost
One God. Three persons.
So are there any ways that God is, say, like a twig?
No. None that come to mind!
Oh, alright! Just asking!
And so it was that through Patrick
the people of Ireland turned to God
And God blessed Patrick
as Patrick blessed the people of Ireland
He lived a good long life
among the people he loved so much
and had been good to serve
On March 17th
in the year 460
Patrick died at the age of seventy-three
and his name was changed
one last time
This time to Saint Patrick
And that is why every year on March 17th
people all over are wearing a little green
The colour of Ireland
and celebrate
Saint Patrick's day
A great man who loved Ireland
and who loved God
THE END!