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The Legend of Saint Christopher
Children/Saints/Intermediate
Christopher is the biggest and strongest person in town. But could there be someone out there who is even more powerful? Join Christopher as he sets off on an adventure that brings him in contact with kings, demons, soldiers, and a little child who just might know what strength is all about.
ISBN 0-8198-4588-4$14.95 U.S.
www.JClubCatholic.org
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2016958839
CIP data is available.ISBN 10: 0-8198-4588-4ISBN 13: 978-0-8198-4588-7
예수님을 업은 크리스토포로 (Christopher Bearing Jesus on His Back) © 2014
by LEE Hyoun- ju, www.pauline.or.kr.
Translated by Kyung Hee Yoon.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information stor-age and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
“P” and PAULINE are registered trademarks of the Daughters of St. Paul.
Originally published by Pauline Books & Media, Seoul, Korea. All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2017, Daughters of St. Paul for English Edition
Published by Pauline Books & Media, 50 Saint Pauls Avenue, Boston, MA 02130– 3491
Printed in the U.S.A.
LOSC VSAUSAPEOILL12-1210078 4588-4
www.pauline.org
Pauline Books & Media is the publishing house of the Daughters of St. Paul, an international con-gregation of women religious serving the Church with the communications media.
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chapter 1 birth of a giant
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the 3rd century, in the biblical
town of canaan
virgin mary, please ask god to help me and
my husband.
we’ve been married for fifteen years and still have no
baby.
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mother mary, i promise that if
god answers my prayers, i’ll raise our child to be faithful,
honest, and helpful to
others.
hear my prayer, dear mother. amen.
*looks left*
*looks right*
i’ve been wondering where
my wife goes every night. . . .
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a month later
have a good night,
sir!
bye.honey, i’m home!
where are you?
there you are. i’ve been looking all over for you.
crunch
oh, you’re home? i didn’t hear you
come in.
munch!
crunch!
munch!
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what are you doing?
i’m
eating . . .
your cheeks
look like they’re about to pop!
i’m hungry too. can
i have some?
of course. it’s
delicious!
barf barf!barf barf!
why didn’t you wait for
me to eat dinner?
i couldn’t wait. . . i’m just so hungry.
ahhh
blargh!
sorry. . . all of a sudden
i feel sick!
what’s going on?
*dash*
barf
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barf
could i be . . . ?
nine months later
push!
ahhhhh!
wa
ah! w
aa
h!
is my wife ok?
congrats, sir! it’s a boy!
oh . . .
i have a son!
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later in a
temple dedicated
to the greek pagan god
apollo
oh, great apollo! i dedicate my precious son
to you.look after him
and protect him.
my son belongs to the god apollo.
his name is offerus.
offerus will be mighty and will
help us all!
hooray!! hooray!!
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although offerus’ mother was christian, she was not able to raise her son in the faith. he grew up to be very tall and was strong enough to do things others could not. people often asked for his help. offerus found that the more he served others, the more his desire to serve grew.
offerus!
offerus!
offerus, are you busy?
no. how can i help you?
i’m trying to remove a
tree trunk, but i can’t do it.
ok. i can help you
to do that.
grunt
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grunt
yank
wow!
that huge trunk was Like a twig
to you!
it was easy!
fwoosh!
Son!
sir!
Offerus, Can you move all
the rocks in the river to make a reservoir?
yes, father, i’ll be there right away.
you must be so
proud of Your son. He moved all those rocks in one day!
his strength
and height
are gifts from the
gods.
over there, offerus!
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