THE CHILDREN’S PARAPHRASE
The Church of England Publication listed the following children’s answers to church school questions. * Noah’s wife was called Joan of Ark. * Henry VIII thought so much of Wolsey that he made him a cardigan. * The fifth commandment is: Humor thy father and mother. * Lot’s wife was a pillar of salt by day, but a ball of fire by night. * When Mary heard she was to be the mother of Jesus, she went off and sang the Magna Carta. * Salome was a woman who danced naked in front of Harrods. * Holy acrimony is another name for marriage. * Christians can have only one wife. This is called monotony. * The Pope lives in a vacuum. * Paraffin is next in order after seraphim. * Today wild beasts are confined to Theological Gardens. * The patron saint of travelers is St. Francis of the sea sick. * Iran is the Bible of the Moslems. * A…
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