Cast
Storyteller
The Archangel Michael
The Archangel Uriel
The Archangel Raphael
The Archangel Gabriel

(The Storyteller stands off to one side. Michael, Uriel, and Raphael are seated in the center and stand when they speak and remain standing. Gabriel sits slightly farther back from the others. He stands and comes forward when he finally speaks)

Storyteller: A company of angels, returning from their various labors on earth, was sitting in friendly conversation. There were three of the company who seemed to be leaders, distinguished not only by more radiant and powerful looks, but also by a tone of authority in their speech and by the willing attention with which the other angels listened to them, as they talked of their earthly tasks, of the tangles and troubles, the wars and miseries th…