Panels 1 to 4 of
Cantiga 282 of the Cantigas de Santa Maria of Alfonso X

The Child who Fell from a Rooftop
A man in Segovia named Diego Sánchez had a son whom he loved dearly.
One day the child was playing on the roof of a very high building.
He fell backwards and tumbled headlong into the street.
His nurse and his parents came running when they heard his cry.
Thinking that the child was dead, they ran to pick him up, but they found him playing and laughing. They asked him if he was injured and he assured them that he was fine because, as he was falling, he asked the Virgin to save him.
When his parents heard this, they praised the Virgin and took the boy to the cathedral to offer many candles.


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