Object: A beaver puppet.

Lesson: Community; working together; discipleship.

"Good morning, everyone. I've brought a guest this morning to help us with our discussion." As I speak, I hold up the puppet beaver so all the children can see. "His name is 'Buckley,' and he's obviously some sort of animal. Does anyone know what kind of animal he is?" "He's a beaver!" Tommy volunteers. "Yes," I agree, "Buckley is a beaver. How did you know that, Tommy?" "Because his tail is flat and he has buck teeth," Tommy replies. "Well," I ask the group at large, "what do we know about beavers?" "They build dams ..." "They make their homes in the rivers ..." "... and ponds too!" "They cut down trees ..." "They work very hard ..." "My goodness," I respond, "you DO know a lot about beavers! And they do work ve…