POSTED November 11, 1999



PUPPET SCRIPT

By Louise Ferry

"NOT READING YOUR BIBLE IS LIKE…"
Joshua 1:8
PUPPETS: Grandma, Butch, & Sally




    G-MA: (to kids) Let's give Butch and Sally a chance to show how smart they are, by seeing if they can answer a question.

    SALLY: O.K. Grandma, what's the question.

    BUTCH: Yeah, I probably know the answer.

    G-MA: Having a Bible and not reading it daily is like . . .?

    BUTCH: Buying a tractor and plow and using it for shade to rest in as you break the ground with a spade.

    G-MA: Having a Bible and not reading it daily is like . . .?

    SALLY: Really dumb!

    G-MA: Having a Bible and not reading it daily is like . . .?

    BUTCH: Having a Corvette parked in the garage and walking everywhere you go.

    G-MA: Having a Bible and not reading it daily is like . . .?

    SALLY: Going to a movie and watching the popcorn machine.

    G-MA: Having a Bible and not reading it daily is like . . .?

    BUTCH: Having a new dishwasher and letting your German shepherd lick your dishes clean.

    G-MA: Having a Bible and not reading it daily is like . . .?

    SALLY: Standing by the telephone and yelling at your neighbor down the street.

    G-MA: Having a Bible and not reading it daily is like . . .?

    BUTCH: Sitting down to a table of food and eating the tablecloth.

    G-MA: Having a Bible and not reading it daily is like . . .?

    SALLY: Making a puppet, dressing it up, and then never putting your hand inside it.

    BUTCH: Now you've quit preaching and gone to meddling!

    All: Having a Bible and not reading it daily is like really dumb!