Object: photo illustration of mother and daughter.

Good morning, boys and girls. Let's look at a picture together this morning. (Show them the illustration.) What do you see in this picture? Do you think the little girl and the woman are good friends? How can you tell? That's right. They seem to be enjoying their time together. Do you suppose the woman is the little girl's mother? Yes, there are some words at the top of the picture that tell us that this is the way it is.

Suppose the woman and the little girl were total strangers. Do you suppose they would be enjoying each other's company this way? Well, it's possible, of course, but not very likely. We don't like to relax …