In France, "The Légende de Saint Nicolas" is a song that dates back to the 16th century and is still sung by French children today. It tells the gruesome story of three children who were slain by a butcher. Sometime later, St. Nicolas happens by the butcher's cottage and recognizes the evil done. The butcher runs away, refusing to repent, as Nicolas speaks to the children, now happy in heaven:
“...Ils n'étaient pas sitôt entrés,
Que le boucher les a tués,
Les a coupés en p'tits morceaux,
Mis au saloir comme pourceaux. “
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