Who is La Bafana?

During Christmas we learned about a good witch named La Bafana who lived in Italy hundreds of years ago.  One day three kings came to visit her to see if she knew where the newborn Baby King was.  They asked her if she wanted to accompany them to see the Baby King.  She said "No" because she needed to stay home and sweep her floor.  Soon after the Kings departed she realized she had made a mistake and tried to follow the them but she could never find them and never got to see the Baby King.  Now, on January 6th, she flies through the skies of Italy bringing gifts to children to see if she can find the Baby King.  We wrote this story and made a La Bafana.  She visited our class on January 5th and left each of the children a book.  We read the book together.  Wowzers!  Our kids are becoming very good readers.