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Written by clergyman/poet Henry van Dyke in 1896, The Other Wise Man begins thusly:<P> <P>ÒYou know the story of the Three Wise Men of the East, and how they traveled from far away to offer their gifts at the manger-cradle in Bethlehem. But have you ever heard the story of the Other Wise Man, who also saw the star in its rising, and set out to follow it, yet did not arrive with his brethren in the presence of the young child Jesus? Of the great desire of this fourth pilgrim, and how it was denied, yet accomplished in the denial; of his many wanderings and the probations of his soul; of the long way of his seeking and the strange way of his finding the One whom he sought--I would tell the tale as I have heard fragments of it in the Hall of Dreams, in the palace of the Heart of ManÉÓ<P> <P>This 1-hour audiobook contains the complete text of Henry van DykeÕs original story, artfully brought to life by a colorful cast of characters under the direction of David Nevland.<P> <P>Professionally packaged audio-CD with transcript included in booklet form. <P> Two roads diverged in a wood, and IÑ<BR> I took the one less traveled by,<BR> And that has made all the difference.<BR> - Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken, 1920<BR> <BR> ÒIn choosing one path we ignore others. And wonder what might have been.Ó <BR> Ð Binnesman, the Wise Man, <BR> (wise-ard, wisard, wizard) DATE UNKNOWN<BR> <BR> "Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom. And with all thy getting, get understanding." <BR> Ð Solomon, the first Wisard, 970 BC to 928 BC<BR> <BR> See how from far, upon the eastern road,<BR> The star-led wizards haste with odours sweet:<BR> O run, prevent them with thy humble ode, <BR> And lay it lowly at His blessed feet.<BR> Ð John Milton, Ode On the Morning of Christ's Nativity, (Dec. 25, 1629) his seminal writing effort, 38 years before Paradise Lost, (1667)<BR> <BR> Wizard<BR> Function: noun<BR> Etymology: Middle English wysard, from wis, wys wise 1 archaic : a wise man,<BR> wise