The letter L, with a baby.

L, Letter

The letter L, with a baby.

Ladies and child.

Ladies

Ladies and child.

The letter M, with a baby.

M, Letter

The letter M, with a baby.

An illustration of a elder man attempting to feed an infant.

Man & Infant

An illustration of a elder man attempting to feed an infant.

An illustration of an older man holding a small child.

Man and Baby

An illustration of an older man holding a small child.

An illustration of a man smoking a pipe and writing a letter while holding an infant.

Man Writing Letter with Child

An illustration of a man smoking a pipe and writing a letter while holding an infant.

A mother holding a baby.

Mom

A mother holding a baby.

"And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch; and she put the child therein, and laid it in the flags by the river's brink. And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him. And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river-side; and she saw the ark among the flags, and sent her handmaid to fetch it." Exodus 2:3-5 ASV
<p>Illustration of Miriam, Moses' sister, kneeling over him as he lies in a basket on the edge of the river. Pharaoh's daughter approaches with four of her handmaids. Two handmaids are holding feathered fans. Pharaoh's daughter is wearing a crown.

Moses is Found by Pharaoh's Daughter as Miriam Watches

"And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime…

Mother Hildegarde carrying a baby.

Mother Hildegarde

Mother Hildegarde carrying a baby.

A man's cub. "Look!" said Father wolf. In front of him stood a naked baby, who could just walk.

Mowgli's Brothers

A man's cub. "Look!" said Father wolf. In front of him stood a naked baby, who could just walk.

The little baby comes into the wolf's cave. He looked up into Father wolf's face and laughed.

Mowgli's Brothers

The little baby comes into the wolf's cave. He looked up into Father wolf's face and laughed.

"Is that a man's cub?" said Mother wolf. "Bring it here," Father wolf's jaws closed on the child's back. Not a tooth, even, scratched the skin. Father wolf could mouth an egg without breaking it.

Mowgli's Brothers

"Is that a man's cub?" said Mother wolf. "Bring it here," Father wolf's jaws closed on the child's back.…

Mother wolf adopts the man's cub.

Mowgli's Brothers

Mother wolf adopts the man's cub.

Shere Khan, the Tiger, comes to claim the baby.

Mowgli's Brothers

Shere Khan, the Tiger, comes to claim the baby.

Mother wolf scares the Tiger.

Mowgli's Brothers

Mother wolf scares the Tiger.

Naming the man's cub.

Mowgli's Brothers

Naming the man's cub.

Mowgli at the Council. Akela, the great, gray, Lone wolf, the leader of the Pack, lay on the Council Rock.

Mowgli's Brothers

Mowgli at the Council. Akela, the great, gray, Lone wolf, the leader of the Pack, lay on the Council…

The Lone Wolf, Akela, calls for sponsors. The Law of the Jungle lays down that if there is any dispute as to the right of a cub to be accepted by the Pack, he must be spoken for by at least two members of the Pack who are not his father and mother.

Mowgli's Brothers

The Lone Wolf, Akela, calls for sponsors. The Law of the Jungle lays down that if there is any dispute…

The bear stands sponsor for the cub.

Mowgli's Brothers

The bear stands sponsor for the cub.

Akela calls for another sponsor.

Mowgli's Brothers

Akela calls for another sponsor.

The Black Panther promises a bull to the Pack as the price of Mowgli's acceptance.

Mowgli's Brothers

The Black Panther promises a bull to the Pack as the price of Mowgli's acceptance.

A man's cub is a man's cub, and he must learn all the Law of the Jungle.

Mowgli's Brothers

A man's cub is a man's cub, and he must learn all the Law of the Jungle.

Baloo teaching Mowgli. "Thou has been with the Monkey People, the gray apes, the people without a Law, the eaters of everything. That is a great shame."

Mowgli's Brothers

Baloo teaching Mowgli. "Thou has been with the Monkey People, the gray apes, the people without a Law,…

Baloo instructs Mowgli concerning the monkeys. "But we do not notice them even when they throw nuts and filth on our heads. He had hardly spoken when a shower of nuts and twigs spattered down through the branches."

Mowgli's Brothers

Baloo instructs Mowgli concerning the monkeys. "But we do not notice them even when they throw nuts…

Mowgli used to make little play-huts. The Monkey People considered these huts most wonderful.

Mowgli's Brothers

Mowgli used to make little play-huts. The Monkey People considered these huts most wonderful.

The Monkeys capture Mowgli. Two of the strongest monkeys caught Mowgli under the arms and swung off with him through the tree-tops, twenty feet at a bound.

Mowgli's Brothers

The Monkeys capture Mowgli. Two of the strongest monkeys caught Mowgli under the arms and swung off…

The hunting.

Mowgli's Brothers

The hunting.

The letter N, with a baby.

N, Letter

The letter N, with a baby.

An illustration of a nanny with a child.

Nanny & Child

An illustration of a nanny with a child.

Nanny and a baby in a carriage

Nanny and Baby

Nanny and a baby in a carriage

"The Nativity. By Albrecht D&uuml;rer. From the engraving on copper." -Heath, 1901

The Nativity

"The Nativity. By Albrecht Dürer. From the engraving on copper." -Heath, 1901

Nurserymaid with baby.

Nurserymaid with baby

Nurserymaid with baby.

The letter O, with a baby.

O, Letter

The letter O, with a baby.

Scene from the story, "Old Sultan."

Old Sultan

Scene from the story, "Old Sultan."

The letter P, with a baby.

P, Letter

The letter P, with a baby.

"There are trees here and there on each side of the roadway. Under one of them a woman is knitting, with her children about her; she has tied a box in which lies her baby to one of the branches above her, and she swings it now and then as she works." —Carpenter, 1902

Russian Peasants

"There are trees here and there on each side of the roadway. Under one of them a woman is knitting,…

The organ of attachment of a vertebrate embryo or fetus to the wall of the uterus or womb of the female.

Human Placenta

The organ of attachment of a vertebrate embryo or fetus to the wall of the uterus or womb of the female.

The letter Q, with a baby.

Q, Letter

The letter Q, with a baby.

The letter R, with a baby.

R, Letter

The letter R, with a baby.

Sigmund and his wife Sieglinde are traveling with their son, Siegfried. They are attacked by robbers. The dwarf Regin helps Sieglinde and eventually raises Siegfried as his own.

Regin Helping Sieglinde and Siegfried

Sigmund and his wife Sieglinde are traveling with their son, Siegfried. They are attacked by robbers.…

Rock-a-by baby

Rock-A-By

Rock-a-by baby

"Iulus founded Alba Longa, which was the birthplace of Romulus and Remus and the cradle of Rome itself." &mdash;Bulfinch, 1897

Romulus and Remus

"Iulus founded Alba Longa, which was the birthplace of Romulus and Remus and the cradle of Rome itself."…

The letter S, with a baby.

S, Letter

The letter S, with a baby.

A baby and an old man sleeping.

Sleep

A baby and an old man sleeping.

The letter T, with a baby.

T, Letter

The letter T, with a baby.

A pair of twins sitting between books on a blanket and playing with a doll.

Twins

A pair of twins sitting between books on a blanket and playing with a doll.

The letter U, with a baby.

U, Letter

The letter U, with a baby.

The letter V, with a baby.

V, Letter

The letter V, with a baby.

Vali, the sunshine god, is found as a baby in a ship that arrives sailing by itself. The people of that city crown him king.

Vali Arrives

Vali, the sunshine god, is found as a baby in a ship that arrives sailing by itself. The people of that…

An engraving, "The Virgin with Four Saints. In the Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique." -Cundall, 1895

The Virgin with Four Saints

An engraving, "The Virgin with Four Saints. In the Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique." -Cundall, 1895

The letter W, with a baby.

W, Letter

The letter W, with a baby.

An illustration of a woman playing with a baby.

Woman & Baby

An illustration of a woman playing with a baby.

An illustration a woman holding a baby up towards the sky.

Woman Holding Baby Up

An illustration a woman holding a baby up towards the sky.

An illustration of a woman holding a baby with a dog jumping up on them.

Woman Holding Baby with Dog

An illustration of a woman holding a baby with a dog jumping up on them.

An illustration of a woman sitting with a infant in her lap and a young girl seated next to her.

Woman Sitting with Children

An illustration of a woman sitting with a infant in her lap and a young girl seated next to her.

A cartoon of a woman tending to a baby carriage, with a statue of a Native American holding an ax behind her.

Woman Tending to Baby Carriage

A cartoon of a woman tending to a baby carriage, with a statue of a Native American holding an ax behind…

The letter X, with a baby.

X, Letter

The letter X, with a baby.

The letter Y, with a baby.

Y, Letter

The letter Y, with a baby.

The letter Z, with a baby.

Z, Letter

The letter Z, with a baby.

"And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of altar of incense. And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John." Luke 1:11-13 ASV
<p>Illustration of Zacharias, the priest, on his knees in front of an angel in the temple. Zacharias has an incense burner in his hand and smoke is rising from the altar. The angel's right arm is raised. A menorah sits behind Zacharias. The Table of Showbread is on the right. The curtain, or veil, that leads to the Holy of Holies is behind the altar. Zacharias doesn't believe the angel's message and so is struck blind.

Zacharias is Told by an Angel that His Wife Will Have a Son, John the Baptist

"And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of altar of incense. And…