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SAINT PAUL AND THE SNAKES
SAINT PAUL WAS SHIPWRECKED ON THE ISLAND OF MALTA. WHILE
HELPING TO LIGHT A FIRE, HE WAS BIT BY A SNAKE, AND HE CAST ALL
THE VENOM OUT OF THE SNAKE, AND TODAY THERE ARE NO POISONOUS
SNAKES LEFT ON THE ISLAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | Favorites PROSE NARRATIVE -- Religious hero |
Date learned: 01-28-1979