The Pirates of Port Navidad (Companions of Christmas)
$10.00
One of the SchweizerCraft "Companions of Christmas" series (#XmasF 25)
Greedy Rita, Cheatin’ Pete, and Lickerish Lou were an inseparable trio of 4th-century Mediterranean sailors whose ship ran aground on some sharp rocks during a storm. They prayed to God for help, and suddenly a white-bearded man appeared who seemed to know his way around a boat. The man helped them get their boat back into deep water, and when they turned to thank him, he had disappeared.
When they arrived in the port of Myra, they went to the cathedral to give thanks for their deliverance, and who did they see but the white-bearded man. It was Bishop Nicholas, who had, with God’s help, projected his spirit to the distressed sailors while napping during a particularly boring ecclesiastical meeting.
The sailors asked what they could do to thank Nicholas for saving their lives, and Nicholas said that they could repent of their vices; Greedy Rita could stop hoarding all of her money, Cheatin’ Pete could play fair when gambling, and Lickerish Lou could limit the number his romantic partners to a less astronomical figure.
The sailors took Nick’s admissions to heart, set themselves on a new course, and have traveled the seas ever since, and anyone who spends Christmas at the beach can expect a present from each: from Greedy Rita, a coin (or these days maybe a gift card); from Cheatin’ Pete, a game; and from Lickerish Lou, licorice (though if a kid isn’t a fan of the black root, Lou will oblige by offering some other candy).
1/4” Baltic Birch, roughly 4” tall
This figure can be purchased individually here, or as part of the 25-figure Advent Collection.
Figure comes with a 2.75 x 8.5” card telling their story. The card fits in the story shelf on the Santa’s Workshop DisPlayset.
