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Once upon a long time ago, a little angel was standing in front
of Heaven's gate. He wore a long white robe that was much too big
for him. And his shiny halo kept sliding to one side on his head.
His bright blue eyes became even bigger when he saw how beautiful
the gate was. It was made of gold and sparkled in the sunlight.

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The little angel ran as fast as his tiny feet would carry him.
Twice he tripped. But every time he fell on the fluffy clouds,
he bounced up in the air, spun around, landed on his tushy and
got back on his feet.

When he reached the gate, he tried to open it. But he couldn't...
It was locked!
"Oh no," the angel cried, "How will I get into Heaven now?"

"Shrrrr..."
What was that? A noise was coming from the cloud next to
the gate. Quietly first: "Shhhhrrrrr" and then a little
louder: "SSSSHHHHHHRRR."

The little angel followed the noise. And there it was!
A nose sticking out of the ground. And under the nose was
a mustache. And under the mustache was a mouth. And every
time the mouth opened, it made that noise... "Shhhhhrrrrrrr."

It was a sleeping angel! He had covered himself with a
fluffy little cloud and now only his head was sticking out.
"Excuse me, sir." the little angel said and gently tugged
the sleeping angel's shoulder.

"Hmmm? Did I fall asleep again?!" the angel grumbled in
his deep voice. He blinked his eyes a few times and yawned.
Then he stood up slowly and stretched his wings. He was a
very old angel with a long white beard and a round belly.

"What are you doing here? And how can I be of help, my friend?"
he asked. "The gate is locked. I can't get in!" the little angel
whispered shyly.
"Of course it is," the old angel smiled. "It's my turn to be the
gatekeeper." When new angels arrive, I have to write their names
in the big book and then I open the gate for them."

He opened his book, dipped a feather in his ink well and asked,
"What is your name?"
"I... I don't know," the little angel stuttered with tears in his eyes.
"What? How can you not know your name? You have to have a name.
Without a name I can't write you into the book. And if I don't write
your name in the book, I can't let you in," the old angel explained.

"I... I can't remember!!" The little angel sat down on a cloud and cried.
"Oh, why do these things always have to happen to me?" the old angel
moaned. "Now, now, my friend. Don't cry! Let me think." He sat down
on the cloud next to the little angel and gave him a hug.

"I have an idea," he suddenly burst out. "If you don't have a name,
we'll have to make something up. I know! I'll call you 'Nameless'."
He dipped his feather in ink again and wrote the little angel into the book.

Then he unlocked the golden gate and said with a smile:
"Welcome to Heaven, Nameless!"
"Oh, thank you, Mr. Angel!" Nameless cried and ran through the gate.

Heaven was beautiful. And all the other angels were so nice to Nameless.
They didn't mind that he was always too late when they gathered to sing.
He couldn't fly very well, because his little wings were too weak. So he
had to walk, but he always tripped over his long robe.

And none of the other angels complained that whenever he sang,
his voice was so off key, it disturbed the choir.

When some angels gathered to paint a rainbow, nobody was mad at
him for tripping over his robe again and spilling the paint. Not
even those angels who now were covered head to toe in rainbow color.

When he dropped a bucket of freshly made snowflakes it snowed on
Earth in the middle of the summer. But the other angels weren't angry.
They simply made new flakes.

Nameless was very playful. One day he even tied two ropes
to the arch of Heaven's gate and used it as a swing.

That finally was too much even for the most patient angels.
"We talked to Gabriel," they said, "and he wants you to come
to the court of angels."
"The court of angels? Oh, no! I'm in big trouble," Nameless thought.

When Nameless entered the gold and
marble hall of the great court of angels,
he was very scared, and his little legs were
shaking. "Come in," a solemn voice demanded
from across the all. Gabriel was sitting there
on a high chair, and many other angels surrounded him.

Nameless was so afraid, he wanted to run away and hide
somewhere under a cloud. "Don't be afraid, my friend.
Come, sit on my lap," Gabriel said and smiled.
"Did... Did the other angels complain about me?" Nameless
asked with tears in his eyes. "I'm sooo sorry! I didn't want
to make anybody angry. I'm trying sooo hard to be a good angel."

"I know," Gabriel replied, "but I also know you are not as
happy as you should be. Is there anything I can do for you?"
"You are not going to punish me?" Nameless asked surprised.
"No, of course not!" Gabriel laughed. "This is Heaven. We love you.
Just tell me why you are not happy."

"Oh, but I am! Heaven is wonderful! Everybody is so friendly.
But sometimes I miss Earth. The birds singing in the trees and
the sound of crickets at night. Playing in the snow in the wintertime,
and building a treehouse with my friends in the summer. Swimming in
the river and smelling all the beautiful flowers. And playing with my toys
on a rainy day. But most of all I miss the little box under my bed."

Gabriel simply snapped his fingers and suddenly he was holding a
little box in his hands. When Nameless saw his old wooden box, he
cried again. But this time, because he was so happy!
"Oh, thank you, Gabriel! Thank you so much!" he yelled.

Some time had passed. Since Nameless had his box, he had become
a much better angel. He practiced flying, and soon his wings were
strong enough to carry him. When it was time to sing and praise
the Lord, Nameless was always the first. And his voice was now the
most beautiful in the choir. He enjoyed playing with the other angels,
but every now and then he sat down on a quiet cloud at the edge of
Heaven, opened his wooden box and smiled.

Then one day all the angels were very excited. "The time has come!"
you could hear one angel say. "Soon the Lord's son will be born
human down on Earth!" said another one. "They shall call him Jesus,"
said yet another. "Hallelujah! Let's celebrate his birth!"

All the angels were already busily wrapping birthday presents in
colorful paper and big bows. Others decorated Heaven with garlands.
Some gathered to sing, others wrote poems and prayers to His glory.
It was a time of great joy and happiness. All the angels sang and
laughed and danced, looking forward to the big event.

All of them? No... All but one! Nameless was sitting alone on a cloud.
The other angels wondered why he looked so sad. "Maybe he doesn't
like birthday parties," they thought.
But Nameless worried: "Ohhh, what present could I give Him? I have
nothing worthy for the son of God. No song I sing could ever do him
justice. A poem? No! I don't know any words beautiful enough for him."

"I know! I'll give him the dearest, most precious thing I have! My box!"
Nameless yelled and flew to the cloud he slept on. He grabbed his
wooden box from under his pillow-cloud and opened it to look at his
treasure one last time. Inside were two glass marbles, a dried flower,
a sugar cane, a piece of carved wood, and a pink sea shell.

When Nameless placed his little box next to all the other beautiful
gifts he felt ashamed. His shabby box between all these big colorful
presents! Boxes of all shapes and sizes, wrapped in beautiful paper.
Even the smallest of the boxes was twice as big as his.

Nameless was so embarrassed, he wanted to take his box back and
run far away, before the other angels saw it... But it was already
too late. A hand appeared, more beautiful than anything Nameless had
ever seen. It was surrounded by bright warm light, and it moved slowly
over all the many presents.

Then it stopped over Nameless' box and a voice said: "this shall be
my son's gift. It is full of love and it combines all the best of
Heaven and Earth, where my son will walk."
Now the box was surrounded by the same bright warm light, and it
slowly rose high up in the air."

The higher it rose, the brighter its glow. Soon it was a blazing ball
of light, high up in the sky. Bright enough, even the humans down on
Earth could see it. And they called it the star of Bethlehem. It guided
three wise men to the barn where Jesus was born.
But that's another story...

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