JOLLY GREEN GIANT AND THE SCARECROW
Divide the group into four smaller groups and assign each group one of the words listed below. Read the story. After each of the words is read pause for the group to make the appropriate response.
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JOLLY GREEN GIANT |
"Ho Ho Ho" |
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LITTLE GREEN SPROUT |
"Me, Me, Me" |
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SCARECROW |
"Boooooooooo" |
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CORN |
"Pop, Pop, Pop" |
Come gather around me, all ye Cub Scouts.
As I tell you the story of the LITTLE GREEN SPROT___. The wise and friendly SCARECROW___ knows all, you see, about how the JOLLY GREEN GIANT___ and his small friend came to be.
It seems these two friends in a big field of CORN___
One bright sunny day, most surely were born.
For the old SCARECROW___ some talk overheard,
And has come here now to pass along the word.
In the field of CORN___ stood Farmer Brown and his son,
Hoeing out all those weeds till the day was done,
How those two worked as they did toil and sweat
To make their new crop the finest one yet.
The poor SCARECROW___ felt so guilty that day,
For all he must do was scare birds away.
He heard people say, "Isn't that SCARECROW___ grand.
He's made this CORN___ field the best in the land."
This made him sad and down deep in his heart,
SCARECROW___ knew that this job was just a small part.
As he stood there watched, an idea came to his head,
The farmer and son were hoeing, the SCARECROW___ then said,
"I'll call them the JOLLY GREEN GIANT___ and LITTLE GREEN SPROT___.
'Til soon the whole world will surely find out,
That the fields of CORN___ and other crops too
Are grown by people like these faithful two."
So he told the JOLLY GREEN GIANT___ and LITTLE GREEN SPROT___
How he knew what they did and sang praises with no doubt.
So the story of the JOLLY GREEN GIANT___ and LITTLE GREEN SPROT___
Was spread to people near and far and all round about.
So, don't think, my friend, it's just a bunch of CORN___
"Cause that's the truth of how those two were born."
Whenever you hear that famed JOLLY GREEN GIANT___
Now you've heard the secret from the old SCARECROW___
Of how those green people help make things grow.
Remember that those folks you see hoeing away,
Are symbolized now by that green pair today.
Three cheers for the JOLLY GREEN GIANT___, LITTLE GREEN SPROT___, SCARECROW___, and that field of CORN___ where it all came about.
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