Once there was a Golden Gatekeeper, and it was the end of a very busy day.1427 new angels had been admitted into heaven.1428 if you count the Littlest Angel.She forgot her name, so everyone just called her that.

The Littlest Angel almost didn't make it into heaven before the Gatekeeper closed up. She needed to slide under the gate. Once registered, she found herself lonely and homesick. There was nothing for a little angel to do in Heaven. She started amusing herself by being mischievous. She would do things like make noise where other angels were trying to read, spout out knock-knock jokes every chance she got, and she even played around the Artistic Angel while he was painting. She wasn't trying to be bad, she just wanted to have some fun.

Because of this, the 11 special angels sang a song about everything the Littlest Angel had done to them. Partially through, they stopped for a heavenly choir rehearsal. The Littlest Angel arrived late, sang the wrong notes, interruped the song 3 times, and tried to leave in the middle of the rehearsal. After the choir rehearsal, the 11 special angels continued their song, during which the Littlest Angel entered, played with their wings, told knock-knock jokes, and tried to fly.

Everyone decided something had to be done, so the Littlest Angel was sent to the Angel of the Peace.On her way she encountered the Understanding Angel who talked to her.The Littlest Angel promised to be good if she could have her little wooden bow from under her bed at home on Earth. Hoping for the best, the Heavenly Messenger went down to Earth to get it. After this, the Littlest Angel's behavior drastically improved, and the 11 special angels changed their tune.

Everything seemed fine for a while, but then the Starry Scribe announced that a child was to be born in Bethlehem."He is to be called Jesus, and will be king of all the Earth" reported the Starry Scribe.All the angels were to make gifts for the baby Jesus according to their skills and job in heaven.The Littlest Angel sang a song, and decided that she would give her little wooden box to the baby Jesus.

When the other angels entered with their gifts, the Littlest Angel was ashamed of her gift, and tried to sneak it away, but God told her to sop, saying Of all the gifts of all the angels, this one pleases me most. Its contents are of the Earth and of man, and my son is to be king of both. The angels then sang a song celebrating the birth of Christ.

The Littlest Angel was eventually promoted to "First Assistant to the Understanding Angel," Later the Gatekeeper received an angel at the gate that seemed very fammilliar.A small Angel that was scared, lonely and homesick, made the Gatekeeper know just where to send her.

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