According to legend, in ancient times swallows could not move to warmer regions for the winter. And when snow fell and frost struck, they suffered cruelly and died. Seeing this, one merciful man took pity on them and began to do everything to teach the swallows to fly south. He gave them signs - the swallows did not understand them, he lured them with food - it did not help, he frightened them and drove them south - in vain. Nothing worked for him. Then the man began to pray to God to turn him into a swallow. God fulfilled his wish and turned him into a swallow that could think and feel like a person. Then the bird-man easily explained himself to the swallows and took them away to warmer lands in the fall. This is how swallows learned to fly south. So Christ became a Man among people, so that they, chilled from earthly bitterness, could lead them along a new path, to warm lands, to the Kingdom of God, “where there is no sickness, no sorrow, no sighing.” Source: Just believe. 101 parables. M., ed. "Nicaea" 2012
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