The Other Wise Man

So, in general I'm not a huge fan of historical fiction Christmas stories. I think the Bible does a pretty great job of telling us the best story ever told. However, 1 book I make an exception for. Here it is:

The Other Wiseman by Henry Van Dyke
"During the time of the birth of Jesus, a fourth Wise Man, Artaban, sells all his possessions to buy three precious jewels which he hopes to present to the newborn Christ Child. Although he planned to journey with the other three Magi to Bethlehem, he is delayed and fails to rendezvous with them. Artaban spends his whole life searching for the Christ, and in his search he gives away one, then two, and finally all three of his jewels to help others, but in the end his quest is fulfilled in unexpected ways. Although written more than a century ago, this is still a topical Christmas story for young and old that captures the true spirit of Christmas." (Amazon's blurb)... So during his quest to find the Christ, he developed the attributes necessary to be like Him when he passes. It's fab.

It's actually on sale on Amazon for less than $5.  That's a gong.