Object: Palm frond or leaf

Good morning, boys and girls. I love a parade! Don't you? How many of you have ever been in a parade? (Response -- Let a few share.) At parades there is always such a joyful spirit. People are usually happy and there is lots of cheering and festivity.

Have you ever heard of a ticker-tape parade? Well, in New York City and in some other big cities in the world, when very famous or heroic persons are being welcomed to the city, they throw paper and streamers out of the high office windows to shower on…