THE FIRST HERALD ANGEL 
                              
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                   A BRIEF EXCERPT

(Susanna enters. She is pregnant.)

Susanna.   Look, James. I found it (Showing a rose)  blooming in the snow.

James.   Susanna, guess what. The savior's to be born this night in Bethlehem! And his name will be Jesus!

Susanna.   Really? Where did you get that?

James.   (Indicating Micah)  The angel told me.

Susanna.   What angel?

James.   That one.

Susanna.   James, you old fool, that's nothing but a child.

James.   But she says that she's an angel....

Susanna.   If I told you I was an angel, would that make me one?

James.   No, my love. I would never believe, that you're an angel.

Susanna.   Then don't be so gullible. Would you have believed her if she said she was a bear?

James.   No,... but I would have believed you.

Susanna.   Then why would you believe a silly child?

James.   Perhaps because I want the Messiah to come. Perhaps because  she seems to be sincere.

Micah.   I always tell the truth.

Susanna.  You do, eh? Just what sort of angel are you?

Micah.   I'm a guardian angel, but I was practicing to be a herald angel.

Susanna.   Just what does a guardian angel do?

Micah.   We guard the children of God committed to our care.

Susanna.  I'm a child of god. Do I have a guardian angel?

Micah.   Sure. All humans do.

Susanna.   Mine must be as worthless as my husband, or else I would not be living in a squalid cave, surrounded by bleating sheep and married to a penniless shepherd.

Micah.   We merely guard and guide. We don't provide free housing.

        Publisher's Description

A gentle Christmas play with scriptural orientation. Unit set. 
The play is a splendid vehicle for a child - boy or girl, as well as an opportunity to put the audience in the true spirit of the the Christmas season. 

The play features an original Christmas carol, “Come Sons of Men (The Song of the Herald Angel).”

Perfect for Junior High, High School, Clubs or Party performances. 

                                         One-Acts
                             By: John Donald O'Shea
                               Cast: 1 M, 2 F, 2 Either
        Performance Time: Approximately 25 minutes, 15 pgs.


                           SYNOPSIS

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. And a mangy old lion has entirely other interests.

                           CAST LIST

Micah (m or f)....................................................A guardian angel

James (m)............................................................A shepherd

Susanna (f)..........................................................James’ carping wife

Asreal (f)..............................................................An archangel, and                        
                                                                            Micah’s supervisor                                                                                            

Lion (preferably m)............................................A mangy old lion