Objects needed: Dinner plate, fork, knife, spoon

Good morning, boys and girls. I want to tell you a make-believe story about something that happened one day at a dinner table. I brought a plate, a spoon, a fork, and a knife to help me.

The table was set very nicely. The spoon, fork, and knife were at their proper places beside the plate. On the plate was a delicious meal of meat, green peas, and a bowl of soup. All of a sudden the spoon stood up and said, "I think Mr. Fork should be asked to leave the table. I won't stay here with him. He is always making noise and sticking and poking the rest of us."

Mr. Fork then stood and said, "Well, if I leave, Mrs. Knife must leave too. She's no good ... you always have to push her and pull her to get her to do any work. She's always cutting other…