Object: None or three $20 bills.
Say: I have a story to tell you this morning. A father had three sons. One Saturday morning he told the oldest son that he needed help in the garage that day and he would pay him twenty dollars to help him. Of course, his son was very happy to help him if money was involved! At lunch time, the father could see that he and the oldest son were not going to get the job finished by evening so he asked the middle son if he would also help and he would pay him. What do you think he did? Yes, that‘s right, the second son also went to the garage and worked hard all afternoon. About 4:30, Mom and the youngest son brought cookies and lemonade…
Dynamic Preaching, Children's Sermons, by King Duncan