Gentleness

Two children talk about gentleness being soothing,  complaining is unsettling.

How gentleness was displayed by the Lamb of God, Jesus, and is remembered in a Grandma reading a story from the Bible.

Could be a puppet script

Cast: 2 m or f young

• Billie
• Bobbie

Bible Reference: Galatians 5:22,23

Set: bare

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song: none

Lighting: standard

SFX: none

Props: none

Costumes: standard

Special Instructions:

• actors are, (or made up to look), young)

Time: 7

Sample of script:

actors are on stage

Billie: Borinnnnnnnng! It is so boring around here on a rainy day! Nothin’ to do!

Bobbie: Got that right, Billie! But surely there must be something to do.

Billie: Wanna give me a “for instance”, Bobbie?

Bobbie: Well, I don’t know, like maybe . . . . not sure, don’t you have any ideas? What does your family do on wet days when you can’t do any worthwhile stuff?

Billie: Complain, mostly!

Bobbie: Other than complaining.

Billie: I dunno. Sometimes we play games.

Bobbie: How do you play games, Billie, can’t go outside, it’s too wet.

Billie: No, I mean like, games in your mind.

Bobbie: Such as . . . .

Billie: I dunno, . . .well there used to be this game we would play, someone would say a word and everyone would say a word that we thought of when we heard that word.

Bobbie: I can see why that game never made it to television.

Billie: You have a better idea I suppose Bobbie McAllister?

Bobbie: Big.

Billie: What do you mean, “big”?

Bobbie: You said we were supposed to think of a word, then the next guy would think of a word that he thought of when he . . .oh you know! So what is the word you think of when I say “big”?

Billie: I duuno. God.

Bobbie: I say “big” and you say “God”?

Billie: Yep. God. God is big. He is everywhere.

Bobbie: Well, yeh, I guess. Okay, your turn.

Billie: Let’s see. “Yucky”.

Bobbie: “Yucky”? You can’t say “yucky”, Billie!

Billie: Just did, Bobbie, so there! Now you tell me the word that you think of when I say “yucky”.

Bobbie: This is tough, “yucky”. . . , let’s see. I know! Kissin’ boys (girls).

Billie, gagging: Oh, gross! “Kissin’ boys (girls).” That is way past yucky!

Bobbie: I know. (pauses) How about “soft”?

Billie: Soft? That would be my Grandma.

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