“ Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom”.
Thomas Jefferson
– When we say the truth, we are being honest.
– We are being honest when we think and act the same way.
– Honesty is not to make promises that we are not planning to keep.
– An honest person is somebody whom we trust because he or she doesn´t lie.
– We are being honest when we comply with rules.
– We are honest when we pay what is fair and don´t steal somebody elses´s money.
– We need courage to be honest.
– We are honest when we tell the truth, even if other people don´t agree.
– Being honest is to keep our promises to our friends, our parents, and ourselves.
– We are honest when we help our friends to change what they did wrong even if they don´t feel good.
– We are honest when we do our own job. When we copy in a test we are being dishonest.
– We are honest when we do our teamwork.
– We are honest when we promise a friend to play with him or her during recess and we keep that promise.
– We are honest when we return things that a friend borrowed us.
– We shouldn´t feel bad if people think that being honest is foolish.
– We should always be honest even if people don´t recognize it.
– To be honest we should report people who did something wrong.
– We should always tell the truth and not tell stories that could harm other people.
– We should accept our mistakes and correct them.
– We shouldn´t take anything that doesn´t belong to us.
Honesty is a principle of human beings. If we learn to be honest since we are kids, we can be upright citizens, able to transform the world so that everybody can have a better life.
Live everyday with honesty, you will be happier and you will make happy everybody around you.
“ Honesty prospers in every condition of life”
Friedrich Schiller
“ Each time you are honest and conduct yourself with honesty, a success force will drive you toward greater success. Each time you lie, even with a little white lie, there are strong forces pushing you toward failure”.
Joseph Sugarman
“Honesty is the best image”.
Tom Wilson
THE BLACK PLATE
CHARACTERS:
NARRATOR
MERCHANT 1
MERCHANT 2
GIRL
GRANDMA
SCRIPT:
NARRATOR: Once upon a time in India, there were two merchants who sold plates, pots, pans, brooms, mops, soap, jewelry, and clothes. Each day, they took turns to sell.
MERCHANT 1: Everybody come here!. Come see our jewelry for sale, pots, pans. We have everything you need!.
GIRL: Grandma, look at that beautiful bracelet!.
GRANDMA: How much is it?.
MERCHANT 1: More than what you can pay, old lady.
GRANDMA: At home we have an old black metal plate. Do you want it for the bracelet?.
MERCHANT 1: I have to see it first.
GRANDMA: Let´s go home so you can see it.
MERCHANT 1: Fine, you lead the way, old lady.
NARRATOR: When they arrived to the old lady´s house, she showed the plate to the merchant.
GRANDMA: Take a look at the plate.
MERCHANT 1: Mmmm, let´s see.
NARRATOR: When the merchant saw the plate, it was truly black, but when he scratched it a little, he could see that it was a silver plate.
MERCHANT 1: This plate is worthless, old lady. If you want to, I can take the plate with me and give you a broom.
GRANDMA: Thank you, but we prefer to keep our plate.
MERCHANT 1: It´s your decision. I have wasted my time.
NARRATOR: But the merchant was thinking about going back the next day to try to convince her to give him the plate. Next day, merchant 2 was selling in the street.
MERCHANT 2: Pot, pans, brooms, clothes, I have everything you need!. Just come and get it!.
GIRL: Grandma, look, I still want that beautiful bracelet!.
GRANDMA: How much is it?.
MERCHANT 2: More than what you can pay, old lady.
GRANDMA: At home we have an old black metal plate. Do you want it for the bracelet?.
MERCHANT 2: I have to see it first.
GRANDMA: Let´s go home so you can see it.
MERCHANT 2: I will follow you.
NARRATOR: When they arrived to her house, she showed him the plate.
GRANDMA: Take a look at the plate.
MERCHANT 2: Mmmm, this is a silver plate. It´s all black because it is dirty. The things I have to sell are not enough to pay you.
GRANDMA: Oh, we didn´t know. But we don´t have anything in this house!. We don´t have any furniture, we are very poor. Can you give us the bracelet and something else?.
MERCHANT 2: I will give you everything I have.
GRANDMA: Oh thank you, you’re so kind.
NARRATOR: When the merchant left the home, he went to see his friend.
MERCHANT 2: Take a look at this. It´s a silver plate I got it from an old woman. I gave her everything I had for this plate. What do you think?.
MERCHANT 1: What?. I saw that plate yesterday! I lost an opportunity to have it without giving her anything in return.
NARRATOR: Then he stopped to think for a while.
MERCHANT 1: I have thought about it. If we join your honesty and the beautiful things that I still have, we can do great businesses. Can we work together from now on?.
MERCHANT 2: Sure!.
NARRATOR: Both men cleaned the silver plate until it was sparkling. And both became very successful merchants.
THE END
Author: Buddhist Legend
Moral Value: Honesty
– When we say the truth, we are being honest.
– We are being honest when we think and act the same way.
– Honesty is not to make promises that we are not planning to keep.
– An honest person is somebody whom we trust because he or she doesn´t lie.
– Honesty means not to take what we didn´t achieve or that belongs to others.
THE GOOD MAN AND HIS SON ( a playscript about not listening to everyone's words)
THE GOOD MAN AND HIS SON
CHARACTERS:
FATHER
SON – Peter
MAN
MRS. LIZ
OLD MAN
GIRL
SCRIPT:
ACT 1 – ON THE COUNTRYSIDE
(Father, his Son Peter, and the Donkey enter stage)
FATHER: (to his son) Tell me Peter, did you feed Snooky?.
SON: Yes, father, I did. Where are we going so early?.
FATHER: We´re going to town to do some shopping. Come on, hurry up, it´s getting late.
(they walk a little. A man enters stage)
MAN: Good morning. Where are you going so early?.
FATHER: We´re going to St. James.
MAN: Forgive me for asking, but why are you going on foot if you can ride your donkey?.
SON: (to his father) He’s right!. Tell me why?.
FATHER: (to the Man) I appreciate your advice… and good bye, it´s getting late. (the man leaves stage) Who´s going to ride the donkey?.
SON: You are, father. I can walk.
(the man gets on the donkey and walk a little. A woman carrying a basket enters stage)
FATHER: Good morning, Mrs. Liz.
MRS. LIZ: Good Morning (she stops and watches them). I know that this is none of my business, but why is this poor, little and sweet boy walking?. And why is this strong man riding the donkey?.
SON: (to his father) Mrs. Liz is right. Don´t you think so father?.
FATHER: Ok, I’ll get off the donkey, and you get on.
(Father gets off the donkey and his son gets on. They walk a little. An old man enters stage).
OLD MAN: Good morning. (he stops and watches them)
FATHER: Good morning.
OLD MAN: Oh my!. When I was young these things never happened!. Why is a young and healthy boy riding the donkey, and his poor father is walking?. This is so disrespectful!. Oh, my!.
(the old man leaves the stage whispering)
FATHER: What do you think about what the old man said?.
SON: I think he´s right. It would be better if you too ride the donkey.
(Father gets on the donkey, now both are riding the donkey, and walk a little. A girl enters stage running).
GIRL: (approaches the donkey) What a sweet donkey! . What´s his name?.
SON: His name is Snooky.
GIRL: Oh, poor Snooky!. Look at his tired face. Why are you both riding this poor donkey. (she leaves stage whispering) Poor donkey!.
FATHER: (a little impatient) And now, what are we going to do, my son?.
SON: I think that the girl is right, father. Snooky looks tired, let´s carry the donkey ourselves and nobody will critize us.
FATHER: Ok, lets see what happens.
(both get off the donkey and carry him. They can hardly walk. The man, Mrs. Liz, the old man, and the girl enter stage)
MAN: (laughing) What´s this!. I´ve never seen anything like this!.
MRS. LIZ: (laughing) What a pair of fools!.
OLD MAN: How funny you look carrying a donkey.
(they leave the stage)
FATHER: (angry) And now, what are we going to do, my son?.
SON: To tell you the truth. I don´t know, father. We did what they told us to do, but we couldn´t please them. Everybody critized us, and now they laugh at us.
FATHER: Look, my son. I wanted you to see with your own eyes that there are many different opinions and that it´s not possible to please everybody.
SON: What are we going to do now?.
FATHER: Well, you must think right and decide what you think it´s better.
SON: Even if not everybody agrees. I know what to do!. You will ride the donkey half of the way, and I will ride him the other half. Along the way, we can also walk a little, so that Snooky can rest.
FATHER: (gets on the donkey) Well done, my son. We will do just that. Come on Snooky, start walking!.
SON: (looking convinced) Let people talk!.
(they leave the stage singing)
THE END
Author: Aesop Fable
Adapted by: K I D S I N C O
Moral: We can not always do what people want us to do. We can´t please everybody because there will always be someone who will not agree with us. Don´t listen to other people’s gossip.
I LEARNED MY LESSON
CHARACTERS:
NARRATOR
FARMER
WIFE
ROOSTER
HEN 1
HEN 2
HEN 3
HEN 4
MOUSE 1
MOUSE 2
MOUSE 3
SCRIPT:
NARRATOR: Once upon a time on a farm all the animals were having fun, except for the farmer.
FARMER: (to his wife) I don’t like all the noise those chickens make in the henhouse. I wish I could do something to stop that noise!
WIFE: I know. Especially because you like to wake up late.
FARMER: I was thinking about buying a rooster. Maybe he would put them in order.
WIFE: It’s a good idea, and maybe he would also get rid of the mice.
FARMER: Those mice are another problem we have!. Come, let’s go to town, we need to get the rooster right away.
NARRATOR: When the rooster came to live to the farm, the chickens thought they would have more fun, but soon, they were disappointed.
ROOSTER: The fun is over!. Everybody get to work!. And as to you little hens…
HENS 1, 2, 3, 4: Are you talking to us?.
ROOSTER: You’re the only hens I see around here, so yes, I’m talking to all of you!.
HEN 1: What can we do for you?.
ROOSTER: To begin with, you can’t go out to play anymore!.
HEN 2: What!.
HEN 3: Your heard me. No more playing outside.
HEN 4: But, what are we going to do?.
ROOSTER: You have a lot of thing to do inside the henhouse. You must keep everything clean.
HENS 1, 2, 3, 4: Everything is clean and in order!. Please, don’t do that to us. We can work and play at the same time!.
ROOSTER: I said no!. And don’t you disobey me, or you will be punished. That’s why I’m here for. Your goal from now on, is to obey my orders!. Do you understand?.
HEN 1, 2, 3, 4: It’s not fair!.
ROOSTER: I don’t care what you think. I’m not here to please you, but to make you work and stop all the noise you make.
NARRATOR: Then the rooster said to the mice.
ROOSTER: And you ugly mice, get out of the farm!.
HENS 1,2,3,4: No, please, they are our friends!.
ROOSTER: You’re not here to make friends, you are in this farm to work!.
HEN 1: I beg you rooster, let them stay with us.
HEN 2: They don’t have a place to live.
HEN 3: They depend on us.
HEN 4: Say yes, please.
ROOSTER: No!. I am the one who gives orders around here!.
MOUSE 1: Lets pack.
MOUSE 2: Good-bye hens.
MOUSE 3: Don’t forget about us. Remember all the good times we had together.
ROOSTER: Stop all this drama!. Go to sleep now!. Starting tomorrow morning, you all will wake up earlier than ever.
HEN 1,2,3,4: You must be crazy!.
NARRATOR: But there was nothing the hens could do. And from that day, the farm became a very sad place to live in. Visits were not allowed, there were no conversations, and no games. Everyday, at four o’clock in the morning, the rooster would climb up to a pole and start to sing.
ROOSTER: Cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-doodle-doo.
HEN 1: He’s a dictator!.
HEN 2: I’m really angry with him!
.
HEN 3: We should talk to the mice and make a plan.
HEN 4: The mice are gone.
HEN 1: Gone forever.
HEN 3: That’s what you think. I know where they are hiding.
HEN 4: Then what are we waiting for. Let’s go and talk to them!.
NARRATOR: So the hens and the mice got together and made a plan to stop the rooster from bothering them.
HEN 3: So, what’s the plan.
MOUSE 1: Tonight I will put glue to the pole where he sings every morning.
MOUSE 2: Just be careful, don’t make a lot of noise.
HEN 1: Yeah, we don’t want him to wake up and find out.
MOUSE 1: Don’t worry, I have everything under control.
NARRATOR: That night the mouse put glue to the pole, and the next day the rooster climbed to the pole to sing.
ROOSTER: Cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-doodle-doo. What’s happening?. I can’t move my feet!. My feet are stuck to the pole!.
NARRATOR: And the rooster saw that everybody on the farm were having fun.
ROOSTER: Hey, here I am…over here!. Somebody help me!.
NARRATOR: Then the hens and the mice turned up to look at the rooster who was stuck to the pole.
HEN 1, 2, 3, 4: Ha, ha, ha, ha.
MOUSE 1,2,3: You look so funny!.
ROOSTER: So, you did this to me!. Why?.
HEN 1: So that you know how unpleasant it is to have somebody tell you what to do.
ROOSTER: I’m sorry.
HEN 1: Are you really sorry?.
ROOSTER: Yes, I am. I learned my lesson.
HEN 2: We forgive you.
HEN 3: We will help you get down from the pole.
NARRATOR: An now nobody gives orders in the henhouse. Everybody, including the rooster, get together to work and have fun. And best of all, they are all good friends.
THE END
Author: Popular Folktale
Adapted by: K I D S I N C O
