Theme: Fear

Reggie, Child puppet, boy or girl of your choosing & Leader. Props: Gather as many children's swimming rings and inflated arm bands and a life preserver as you can find for Reggie.

Child: (When Reggie enters Child begins to laugh at him.)

Reggie: What is so funny?

Child: You are! What's all that stuff?

Reggie: What stuff?

Child: The life preservers, the swimmeys, the kiddy’s ring. (Continue to laugh)

Reggie:: It's not funny.

Child: No, you're right it's hilarious! (Laughs)

Reggie: Stop laughing at me.

Child: But why are you wearing all that stuff?

Reggie: Cause I'm going for a boat ride dis afternoon.

Child:: What?

Reggie: Don't you remember what happened to Paul? His ship wrecked in a terrible storm. Dat could happen to me, ya know!

Child: You're scared. That's it! You're afraid the ship is gonna wreck! (Laugh again.)

Leader: What's all the laughter about, (child's name)?

Child: Do you really have to ask? Look at Reggie. He's afraid to go on a little boat ride. (Begins to laugh again) Have you ever seen anything so funny in your whole life?

Leader: Stop laughing, (child's name)!

Child: Well, it's funny.

Leader: But hurting someone's feelings isn't funny.

Child: What?

Leader: You heard me. You're hurting Regie's feeling by laughing at him.

Child: I am? Oh, I guess I was. I'm sorry, Reggie. You're my friend, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.

Leader: Being someone's friend means you consider their feelings. (Child's name), do you like to be laughed at?

Child: No. I remember when Sammy laughed at me. It really hurt my feelings.

Leader: Then you know how it feels.

Child: Yes, but this is different. He looks so silly.

Leader: It's not different. No matter how someone looks, always be kind.

Child: But why does he have all that stuff on anyway?

Leader: Well, Reggie? I was wondering about that myself.

Reggie: Cause . . . cause . . . I'm scared.

Leader: Scared of the water?

Child: How could anyone be scared of water?

Reggie: I can't . . . I can't . . . I can't swim.

Child: (Starts to laugh and stops suddenly) Sorry.

Reggie: I heard about Paul's ship wreck in de Bible. It was awful. We could have a boat wreck.