Object: A difficult puzzle or something that requires a lot of patience to figure out.

Good morning, boys and girls. Today I want to teach you something that is almost the hardest thing to learn. I know that you will not learn it today, but it may be a start, and if it is, then this will be one of the best lessons you have ever learned.

I brought along a puzzle with me this morning. How many of you like to work puzzles? (Let them answer.) This is not a regular kind of puzzle. I want you to know that this is one of the hardest puzzles I have ever seen. I may never be able to work this puzzle, but it teaches me something that I must really learn. Do you know what I am learning from this puzzle? (Let them answer.) You are pretty close, but I must tell you the answer.

I am going to learn ab…