The Legend of the Poinsettia Author:Tomie dePaola When her mother falls ill and cannot finish weaving a blanket for the church nativity, Lucinda tries to finish it and ruins it instead, but when Lucinda offers an armful of weeds for the manger, they are transformed into beautiful, red poinsettias.
Little Lucidia did not have a gift for the baby Jesus. All she could find was a handful of weeds. But because she gave from her heart, the weeds turned into a beautiful red flowers. This is a story about the Poinsettia, the Christmas plant.