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154 and move in the water; and so it came to pass. But the neighbours, seeing what was done, told the widow woman in whose house Mary his mother was staying; and when she heard it, she cast them out of her house in great haste.

as Jesus was walking with Mary his mother through the city market-place, he looked up and saw a teacher teaching his pupils; and behold twelve sparrows which were quarrelling together fell from the wall into the lap of the teacher who was teaching the boys. But when Jesus saw it he laughed and stopped. When the teacher saw him laughing, in a great rage he said to his pupils. Go, fetch him to me. Now when they had taken him, the master took hold of his ear, and said, what hast thou seen that thou hast made merry? But he said to him. Behold master, a handful of corn. I showed it to them and scattered the corn, which, at their peril, they carry away; for it was this that they were fighting for—that they might divide the corn. And Jesus departed not thence till it was accomplished; and when this was done, the teacher began to cast him out of the city along with his mother.