The Other Wise Man

When the Wise Men of the ancient Magi see a new star in the heavens, they understand it's significance. They then set out on a journey to find the promised Prince. But one of the Magi is unexpectedly delayed in his travels and misses his rendezvous with his brethren. So it is that Artaban and his small companion Jerboa begin a lifetime quest to find the promised Messiah. A pilgrimage in which the fourth Wise Man discovers that there are some kinds of failure that are far better than success.

Henry Van Dyke’s classic tale of Artaban, the fictional “fourth” wise man. Artaban is a Persian believer who sold all he possessed and bought three jewels to present to the Christ-child. He misses the appointed time to meet up with the Three Wise Men and spends 33 years seeking the Christ child only to finally reach him at the time of the Crucifixion.

Based on a story by Henry Van Dyke. After years of searching, a fourth Wise Man finds Jesus Christ, but he has no gifts left to give Him. He is comforted to learn that "inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me" (Matthew 25:40)