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Old 12-23-2013, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by quirky3 View Post
There is a folk story passed down through my family from the Isle of Man; at midnight on Christmas Eve, all of the animals in the barn kneel.
Maybe that's why they talked--their knees hurt!

But it's a lovely story, and thanks to the OP for reminding us of it.
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