The First Herald Angel
On the first Christmas Eve, a poor shepherd happens across a small child in the hill country about Bethlehem. To the shepherd's surprise, the child explains she is an angel practicing to be a herald angel so she can announce the Saviour's birth.
The shepherd, taken by the child's sincerity, believes the child's story, and asks to see the Saviour. The shepherd's wife, however, has her doubts.
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5 Characters
- 1 Male
- 2 Females
- 2 Any Gender
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MICAH Any gender 53 linesJames’ guardian angel
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JAMES Male 36 linesA shepherd
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SUSANNA Female 29 linesJames’ carping wife
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ASREAL Female 15 linesAn archangel, and Micah’s supervisor
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LION Any gender 21 linesA mangy old lion
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