Le Jongleur de Notre Dame is a religious miracle story by the French author Anatole France, first printed in a newspaper in 1890, and published in a short story collection in 1892.
It is based on an old medieval legend, similar to the later Christmas carol The Little Drummer Boy.
The other monks all have made beautiful works in honor of the Virgin Mary: hymns, icons, stained glass windows, and so on.
The other monks see this and would punish him for blasphemy, but the statue comes to life and blesses the juggler for his gift.
Screen Guild Theatre broadcast a version in 1940 narrated by Ronald Colman, with songs provided by Nelson Eddy.