Puppets: Always Tell the Truth

Always Tell the Truth

Moe:  Hey boys and girls! How are you? Great! You ready for Bible time? Me too!

Mooster: Hey everybody! Have you seen Monkey Moe? It’s time for our lesson and ---- OH! There you are, Moe! Wow – you are here already? You are early today!

Moe: Yep. Amazing, isn’t it?

Mooster: It certainly is. How did you get here so early? I thought the school bus doesn’t let you off until just before Bible time.

Moe: Uh, well, I uh…walked today. Yeah. I walked.

Mooster: You walked. From school?

Moe: Well of course from school. Where did you think?

Mooster: Well, it’s just that it’s a long walk to your school and you aren’t even sweating.

Moe: Oh…uh….that’s because I have a new anti-perspirant.

Mooster: Really? What brand is it?

Moe: Uh…. Left Guard.

Mooster: Moe, there’s no such brand name as Left Guard. Did you mean Right Guard?

Moe: Oh – yeah – that was it. Sorry. I had a hard time reading it in the dark.

Mooster: Why were you using it in the dark?

Moe: Well because I had to get up so early for school.

Mooster: Why did you get up early? The bus doesn’t come until 7:30. How long does it take you to get ready?

Moe: Oh…uh…well….what I meant to say was that it seemed early because of the new curtains my mom got me. Yeah. They make my room really dark so it seems earlier in the morning than it really is.

Mooster: Uh huh. Okaaaay.  When did your mom buy the curtains? They weren’t up yesterday.

Moe: Um. She went out and got them last night.

Mooster: She went out just for curtains?

Moe: Yep.

Mooster: So what time DID you get out of bed today?

Moe: Um…I don’t know it’s hard to say. My alarm clock … um….fell in the fish bowl.

Mooster: Really? When did you get a fish?

Moe: Yesterday.

Mooster: I was at your house for dinner last night and you didn’t have a fish then.

Moe: Uh…we went to the store after you left and got one.

Mooster: I thought you said your mom only bought curtains.

Moe: Um…my dad and I went out to the store for the fish and fish bowl.

Mooster: Uh-huh. So let me see if I understand this correctly so far. You got up early but it wasn’t really early it just looked early because of the curtains that your mom ran out last night and bought, apparently after I left. You aren’t sure what time it was because the alarm clock fell in the fish bowl that you and your dad ran out and got last night after I left. So both your parents went to the same store, last night, but in separate cars?

Moe: Uh…yeah that’s odd, isn’t it. Oh well. So how was your day?

Mooster: Fine. So what did you study in school today?

Moe: Oh! Uh…let’s see….um….we um….studied…..math, and spelling, and history.

Mooster: What are your teacher’s names this year?

Moe: Uh. Mrs. Migillicuddy….Mr. Mackelroy…..and …. Miss Lounge.

Mooster: Who teaches what?

Moe: Um. Miss Migillicuddy teaches math and

Mooster: I thought it was Missus?

Moe: Huh? Oh yeah. Missus Migillicuddy teaches spelling and Mr. Mackelroy

Mooster: You said a minute ago that she taught math.

Moe: Oh…uh…she teaches math and spelling.

Mooster: You know what I think, Moe? I think you didn’t go to school at all today. I think you slept late and missed the bus. That’s why you got here so early and why you aren’t sweating. You only had to walk here from your tree house. You didn’t walk all the way from school. How am I doing?

Moe: Oh…….okay, okay……you caught me. I didn’t go to school today. I slept too late. It’s true. I missed my first day of school this year.

Mooster: Why did you lie to me about it? You know it’s not right to lie!

Moe: Well yeah, but it’s so embarrassing! How many people sleep through their first day of school?

Mooster: Well why were you so tired?

Moe: Oh…well….I ….uh….found a puppy last night – AFTER you went home – laying in our backyard. And he was sick. So I brought him inside and took care of him all night long.

Mooster: Moe, I happen to know you are allergic to dogs, so you couldn’t have done that without being a huge drippy, red, watery mess. What did you really do – stay up too late watching movies or playing video games?

Moe: Yes.

Mooster: Which one?

Moe: Both.

Mooster: Moe! What will your mom say when she finds out?

Moe: I wasn’t going to tell her.

Mooster: Moe, today’s Bible lesson is all about telling the truth.  Proverbs 6, verses 16-19, tell us that God hates lying! Listen to this: Prov 6:16  These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,  An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,  A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Moe: Oh. Wow. I wasn’t trying to do something that God hates. I just didn’t want to admit what I had done.

Mooster: Moe, you should always tell the truth, no matter what.

Moe: Even when my Aunt Myrtle makes me the most hideous scarves for Christmas? Am I supposed to say, “Why, it’s lovely, Aunt Myrtle!” That would be a ginormous lie!

Mooster: Well you don’t have to lie, but you don’t have to hurt her feelings, either. You could say, “Oh thank you, Aunt Myrtle – this will keep me very warm this winter. And it will be special to me because you made it just for me!” See – that way you aren’t hurting her feelings but you aren’t lying, either.

Moe: Oh, yeah, I guess that is a better idea. Well what do I do about today?

Mooster: You have to tell your parents you didn’t go to school. And you need to ask God to forgive you for telling all these lies.

Moe: But I’ll be grounded for like a bazillion years. No more Banana Man Super Mario Games for weeks.

Mooster: Well, the Bible says we reap what we sow. If you sowed irresponsibility by staying up too late and playing games, then it’s only right for your parents to take them away for a while.

Moe: Yeah, I guess so…

Mooster: And tomorrow you have to go to school and tell your teachers what happened. And you might want to learn their real names and what classes they really teach, too!

Moe: I suppose you are right. Do you have a Bible verse that will help me remember to tell the truth this week?

Mooster: Sure do! This week’s memory verse is Proverbs 12:17  “He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.” Remember kids – always tell the truth. Telling lies becomes confusing and it’s easy for people to see you are lying. Then no one wants to believe you, and that’s not a good thing.

Moe: Thanks Mooster. I’m sorry I lied to you, too. Thanks for being a friend and helping me see it’s better to tell the truth.

Mooster: You are welcome Moe! See you next time kids!

Moe: Bye!