Object: Alarm clock

Good morning, boys and girls, I could have said, "Good morning to all of the children of promise," but I wasn't sure that you would know what I meant. Are you "children of promise?" You probably don't know what I mean, so I am going to explain it to you.

I brought a friend this morning whom I know you are going to love. His name is Albert the Alarm Clock. Good old Albert, he certainly does enjoy his work. Now Albert is part of a promise. What is a promise? (Wait for their reply.) That's right, a promise is something that two people agree upon. Most often it is something that they are going to make happen no matter what comes up.

Albert makes a promise with me every night. I set his alarm and he promises me that at a certain time in the morning he will make such an aw…