Theme: The word of the Kingdom of God needs to be sown whether we know the outcome or not.

Summary: Ma and Pa are sitting on the porch of their mountain home discussing planting. A parable.

Playing Time: 2 minutes

Setting: The porch of Ma and Pa

Props:
Two rocking chairs
Overalls to patch
A stick to whittle

Costumes:
Ma -- sunbonnet, flour sack dress
Pa -- bib overalls, red long johns

Time: Twilight

Cast:
MA -- old
PA -- older

MA: (ROCKING AND SEWING, PATCHING PA'S OVERALLS) Pa?

PA: (ROCKING AND WHITTLING) Yup?

MA: Ya lissnin'?

PA: Yup.

MA: 'Member thet seed ya sowed?

PA: Yup.

MA: Wail, ya're a poor 'scuse fer a fermer, ain't ya?

PA: Nope.

MA: Wha, ya're too. I knewed it afore. Now, everbody thet goes past our ferm is agonna' knew it too. Wha, ya ain't got nary a brain thet…