Object: Some rescue equipment like a fireman’s net or a big rope.

Good morning, boys and girls. I have a real surprise for you this morning that I just know you are going to like. How many of you have ever been to the fire department? Some of you have. How many of you have ever watched a show on television in which the building is on fire and someone is trapped on the sixth floor? That person has to jump if he is going to be saved. Almost all of you have seen shows like that. What do the people jump into? Is there a big pool of water or a giant sponge? [Let them answer.] You are right, they jump into the fireman’s net. Let’s hold up the net and see what it is really like. [Take out the net and display it.] It still seems…