Object: A fishing pole with some fancy-looking trout flies.
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you know a good leader when you meet one? (Let them answer.) What is a good leader? (Let them answer.) That's right, a leader must be someone whom other people want to follow. Not everyone can be a leader, and not all leaders are good leaders. But we need leaders, and that means that we must be careful whom we follow.
I have some friends who love to fish and they depend on a leader to help them catch fish. How many of you have ever seen someone fish for trout? (Let them answer.) This is a different kind of fishing and it takes a lot of skill. Not all fishers are trout fishers. One of the most important parts of trout fishing is something called a trout fly. You tie the fly on the end of …