Cast
Storyteller 1
Storyteller 2
Teacher
Misha

(Storytellers 1 and 2 stand at left and right. The Teacher stands in the center. Misha remains seated until he "enters." An adult can play the part of Misha, but the piece is more effective if a child takes the role)

Storyteller 1: Soon after the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian Department of Education invited two American Christian teachers to give a series of courses on biblical principles in Russian public institutions.

Storyteller 2: The two Americans taught in prisons, to police and fire departments, and at military installations. One of their stops was a large orphanage for children who had been abused or abandoned.

Storyteller 1: Since it was nearing the Christmas season, one of the teachers decided to tell the children, throug…