Tʜᴇ sʟᴇᴇᴘ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ “ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴀɴɢᴇʟs” ɪs ᴀ ᴄᴀᴘᴛɪᴠᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴀʙʟᴇᴀᴜ ᴏꜰ ʜᴀᴘᴘɪɴᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴀɴǫᴜɪʟɪᴛʏ. As ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴏᴜs ʙᴇɪɴɢs sᴜᴄᴄᴜᴍʙ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ sʟᴜᴍʙᴇʀ, ᴀ sᴇʀᴇɴᴇ ᴀᴜʀᴀ ᴇɴᴠᴇʟᴏᴘs ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ᴄᴀsᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ sᴘᴇʟʟ ᴏꜰ ᴜᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ. Tʜᴇ ɪɴɴᴏᴄᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢʀᴀᴄᴇs ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄʜᴇʀᴜʙɪᴄ ꜰᴀᴄᴇs ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇɴᴅᴇʀ ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜᴇs ᴏꜰ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍs ᴘᴀɪɴᴛs ᴀ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴜʀᴇ, ᴜɴʙʀɪᴅʟᴇᴅ ᴊᴏʏ.
Iɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟᴍ ᴏꜰ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍs, ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ sᴏᴜʟs ᴇᴍʙᴀʀᴋ ᴏɴ ᴡʜɪᴍsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏs, ɢᴜɪᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀs ᴏꜰ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏꜰᴛ ʟᴜʟʟᴀʙɪᴇs ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ. Tʜᴇɪʀ ᴅᴇʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴇʏᴇʟɪᴅs ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴀʟ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅs ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴍɪɴᴅ, ᴀs ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍs ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴋᴀʟᴇɪᴅᴏsᴄᴏᴘᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀs ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴀɴᴛᴀsɪᴇs. Eᴀᴄʜ ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ sʏɴᴄʜʀᴏɴɪᴢᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʀʜʏᴛʜᴍɪᴄ ᴍᴇʟᴏᴅʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍs, ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ʜᴀʀᴍᴏɴɪᴏᴜs sʏᴍᴘʜᴏɴʏ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ.
Tʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ, ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀʙᴜᴢᴢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴏꜰ ᴘʟᴀʏ, ɴᴏᴡ ʙᴀsᴋs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛᴜᴅᴇ ᴏꜰ sʟᴇᴇᴘ. Sᴏꜰᴛ, ᴍᴜᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴜᴇs ᴄᴀsᴛ ʙʏ ɴɪɢʜᴛʟɪɢʜᴛs ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʟᴏᴡ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ ɢᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴄᴀʀᴇss ᴛʜᴇ sʟᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀᴍs, ᴀᴅᴅɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴄᴇɴᴇ. Pʟᴜsʜ ᴛᴏʏs, sᴛᴇᴀᴅꜰᴀsᴛ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅɪᴀɴs ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪs ʀᴇᴀʟᴍ, sᴛᴀɴᴅ sᴇɴᴛɪɴᴇʟ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜꜰᴜʟ ᴇʏᴇs ᴏᴠᴇʀsᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍsᴄᴀᴘᴇ.
Tʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴇᴛʜᴇʀᴇᴀʟ ǫᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sʟᴇᴇᴘ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴀɴɢᴇʟs—ᴀ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄᴀʟ ɪɴᴛᴇʀʟᴜᴅᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇs ᴏꜰ ᴅᴀʏʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇs ᴏꜰ ᴅᴀᴡɴ. As ᴛʜᴇʏ sʟᴜᴍʙᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛɪɴʏ ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴍᴀʏ ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʜᴇʀɪsʜᴇᴅ ʙʟᴀɴᴋᴇᴛs ᴏʀ ʙᴇʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ sᴛᴜꜰꜰᴇᴅ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟs, ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍꜰᴏʀᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍs. Tʜᴇ ᴏᴄᴄᴀsɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴛᴡɪᴛᴄʜᴇs ᴏʀ sᴏꜰᴛ ɢɪɢɢʟᴇs ʙᴇᴀʀ ᴡɪᴛɴᴇss ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴄʜᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴇsᴄᴀᴘᴀᴅᴇs ᴜɴꜰᴜʀʟɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴇssᴇs ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍɪɴᴅs.
Fᴏʀ ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs, ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇꜰᴜʟ ʀᴇᴘᴏsᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴏɴᴇs ɪs ᴀ ᴄʜᴇʀɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ. Tʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʀɪᴇs ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ sᴇᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴀᴅᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ʀᴇᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ sᴇɴsᴇ ᴏꜰ ɢʀᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀ. Iɴ ᴛʜᴇ sɪʟᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴀᴘᴇsᴛʀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ, ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇʟᴇss, ᴇᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛs ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ᴡɪᴛɴᴇss ᴛʜᴇ sᴇʀᴇɴɪᴛʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢʀᴀᴄᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sʟᴇᴇᴘ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ “ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴀɴɢᴇʟs.” Iɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍs, ᴀ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴏssɪʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs ᴜɴꜰᴏʟᴅs, ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴛᴏᴍᴏʀʀᴏᴡ ꜰɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙᴏᴜɴᴅʟᴇss ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴊᴏʏᴏᴜs ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʜᴏᴏᴅ.