The Carpenter is a children's Christmas story about an old man who is respected in his town for his ability to work with wood. He can make intricate toys for children and very large items for adults. He is the best carpenter in the land and is sought by kings for anything made of wood. As a gift, he builds a new throne for a king from another land, who is so grateful he sends some of the best wood from his land so that the carpenter can make even finer works and gifts. We all know the Christmas story--Mary and Joseph, the inn, the stable, the baby Jesus, and the star--but have you ever wondered where the manger came from? An angel visits him one night and tells him to build a manger for Jesus, the Christ-child, who would be born in Bethlehem in a stable and laid in a manger--the manger the carpenter built.