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The Arabic Gospel of the Infancy of the Saviour

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Section 34

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34. When, therefore, they had gone away

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from

her

,

and

returned

to

their

own

district

,

and

the

time

was

at

hand

at

which

Satan

was

wont

to

attack

her

,

at

this

very

time

that

accursed

one

appeared

to

her

in

the

shape

of

a

huge

dragon

,

and

the

girl

was

afraid

at

the

sight

of

him

.

And

her

mother

said

to

her

:

Fear

not

,

my

daughter

;

allow

him

to

come

near

thee

,

and

then

show

him

the

cloth

which

the

Lady

Mary

hath

given

us

,

and

let

us

see

what

will

happen

.

Satan

,

therefore

,

having

come

near

in

the

likeness

of

a

terrible

dragon

,

the

body

of

the

girl

shuddered

for

fear

of

him

;

but

as

soon

as

she

took

out

the

cloth

,

and

placed

it

on

her

head

,

and

covered

her

eyes

with

it

,

flames

and

live

coals

began

to

dart

forth

from

it

,

and

to

be

cast

upon

the

dragon

.

O

the

great

miracle

which

was

done

as

soon

as

the

dragon

saw

the

cloth

of

the

Lord

Jesus

,

from

which

the

fire

darted

,

and

was

cast

upon

his

head

and

eyes

!

He

cried

out

with

a

loud

voice

:

What

have

I

to

do

with

thee

,

O

Jesus

,

son

of

Mary

?

Whither

shall

I

fly

from

thee

?

And

with

great

fear

he

turned

his

back

and

departed

from

the

girl

,

and

never

afterwards

appeared

to

her

.

And

the

girl

now

had

rest

from

him

,

and

gave

praise

and

thanks

to

God

,

and

along

with

her

all

who

were

present

at

that

miracle

.