Object: Two bars of soap. One bar should be brand new and the other almost used up.

Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to hear the story about two bars of soap. How many of you use soap? (Let them answer.) Very good. Almost everyone uses it. What do you like most about soap? (Let them answer.) That's right, it gets you clean.

A bar of soap is a pretty wonderful thing. I suppose you know that the more it is used, the smaller it gets. The better the soap is, the faster it goes away. It isn't like a muscle. The more you use a muscle the bigger it gets. But that is not the way it is with soap.

Take a look at the soap I brought with me this morning. This one bar of soap, we call it Sammy, is always hiding in the drawer. Whenever you need some soap, Sammy hides under a towel or …