This story started circulating last year, I believe, and I think it's a holiday classic. I wish that I could track down and thank the mother who took the time to write up this scene from her daughter's play. Happy holidays, everyone!
Went to Abigail's school Christmas concert (no "proper" Nativity this year). Each class did a little something followed by a song or two. Anyway, Ab's class did a Nativity scene, with Ab as Mary (How proud was I?). A few mins into their bit Ab promptly lifted her dress & shoved baby Jesus up it. The script then wandered away from what they'd learnt and goes as follows....
Joseph: "What are you doing?"
Mary: "I'm feeding our baby."
Shepherd: "Have you got a bottle up there then?"
Mary: "Don't be silly he's having milk from my booby."
Joseph: "That's disgusting."
Mary: "No, that baby milk they have in Tescos is disgusting. My baby's having proper milk."
Shepherd: "What's a booby?"
Mary: "Those sticky out bits ladies have."
Shepherd: "They're not boobies, they're nipples."
Mary: "No they're not, they're boobies."
Joseph: "So why can't Jesus have milk from a bottle then?"
Mary: "Because I haven't got a breast pump with me - you forgot to put it on the donkey."
Shepherd: "Can't you ask the teacher for a bottle to feed Jesus with?"
Mary: "No because this is the best way to feed Jesus. Anyway bottles haven't been invented yet and even if they were I've just had a baby so if you think I'm faffing about round Tescos to buy baby milk when I make proper milk in my boobies you can think again."
I felt a teeny bit sorry for their class teacher - she did try her best to steer them back towards their proper lines but she was laughing so much she didn't really stand a chance. The line about Joseph forgetting the breast pump finished her off - she slid to the floor and couldn't get up for laughing....
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