Object: A pretty piece of ribbon.

Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever met Ralph Ribbon? (Let them answer.) Now many of you know him, but you will like him a lot better after I tell you a story I know about him. Ralph is a nice guy who has learned a lot. I remember Ralph when people thought that he was a real bum. He didn't look like a bum; as a matter of fact, he was always one of the nicest looking pieces of ribbon that you could find. His friends were also only the best. Every day they talked about the way that they would be used someday. Ralph always wanted to be used on a big package, the biggest package that anyone ever had. He had such brilliant color and he was strong. Most of the other ribbons thought Ralph was conceited.

One day while the different ribbons we…