The crowd's attention is drawn to the action on stage. Calling to each other, the pastores , the shepherds, prepare to journey, carrying cayado de pastores , or crooks decorated with silver and gold garlands and jangling bells. Mary, gowned in blue satin with silver stars sprinkled on her cape, and Joseph, in a serape , blue jeans and large Mexican hat, walk slowly down the center of the tent toward the stable. They are tired and have found no place to stay. They reach the stable, and Mary places the baby in the crib.
Shepherds begin singing loudly, marking time with their staffs.
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