Storks muster on roof lines all over North Africa and Europe. Their large nests perch atop chimneys and ventilator shafts, so it is easy to see why they became associated with bringing babies. It also helps that they are (a) big enough to carry a neonate, (2) mute enough to deliver their gift quietly, and (3) monogamous enough to be a lesson in family values. [2005]
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