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TitleSaint Mungo
AuthorThistle2Dogwood
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Here is the bird that never flew,
Here is the tree that never grew.
Here is the bell that never rang,
Here is the fish that never swam.

The bird: When Mungo was a student of Saint Serf, some of his classmates stole Serf’s pet robin and killed it, then left it with Mungo in an attempt to place the blame on him for the death of the bird. Mungo is said to have prayed over the bird and brought it back to life.

The tree: Mungo was left in charge of the monastery fire to keep it burning in the monks’ absence. He fell asleep and either let the fire burn out or some of the students put it out while he slept. When he woke and discovered the fire was out, he took a branch from a tree and prayed with it in his hands. The branch caught fire and Mungo rekindled the fire with it.

The bell: The bell is thought to have been brought back from Rome after Mungo made a pilgrimage there. The bell was said to have been used in services and to mourn the deceased. The original bell no longer exists. A replacement bell was created in the mid-1600’s, and it is now on display in Glasgow.

The fish: The most legendary miracle follows a plea by Queen Languoreth of Strathclyde. King Riderch had given his queen the gift of a ring. When the king noticed a member of his court with the ring on his hand, he suspected his wife of infidelity. He requested the ring from his associate which he later threw into the river. Then he confronted the queen with his suspicions and threatened to have her executed if she did not produce the ring by the end of the day. Fearing for her life, the queen appealed to Mungo for help. He ordered a servant to go fish in the river and bring him the first fish he caught. The servant returned with a salmon that Mungo sliced open and in the fish’s stomach was the ring. The queen presented the ring to her husband that evening, thus saving her life.
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CreatedTue 20th Oct 2020 1:19am
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