Hello my name is Tubby, I live here in this wonderful library
And I love to eat books. I live here with my friends Gumbo and Freckles.
Gumbo! Freckles! Come out come out wherever you are.
Over there on that great book is Grand Old Holy.
She is really old and wise and tells us wonderful stories, when she is awake that is.
Oh and we love to sing!
Story time!
Okay, now sit down. Today I will tell you another story about Moses.
A long long time ago the people of Israel were slaves at the hands of The Pharaoh in Egypt.
God asked Moses to free his people.
Moses and his brother Aaron visited The Pharaoh in his palace and said,
God has sent me to you. Release the people of Israel.
The Pharaoh of Egypt did not believe him and was very angry.
In his anger he made the people of Israel suffer even more.
Not knowing what to do, Moses prayed to God.
God heard his prayers and said, "Go back to the palace and show The King
The signs that I have blessed you with."
Aaron and Moses went back to the palace. Aaron threw down his shepherd's staff and it turned into a snake.
The magicians of The King did the same thing.
But to everyone's amazement Aaron's staff swallowed up the magicians snake.
The Pharaoh was unmoved. He did not believe God's message and did not let the people go.
God asked Moses to dip the staff in the River Nile. This would turn the water into blood.
Moses and Aaron did exactly what they were told. There was no water left to drink and all the fish died.
But still, The Pharoah did not believe them.
Seven days later God sent Moses and Aaron to the palace of The Pharaoh.
They once again told The Pharaoh that he should release the people of Israel. He did not listen to them.
So Aaron held his staff over the river and immediately frogs came up and covered the whole of Egypt.
Seeing this, The Pharaoh called Moses and said, "If you take away the frogs I will let your people go."
Moses did this. But The Pharaoh went back on his word and still did not let the people of Israel go.
Please Holy, today I will ask the question.
Okay, go Ahead.
Gumbo and Freckles, How many i's are there in the word Mississippi?
Four? Five?
That's a silly question Tubby.
Okay children now my question. What did Aaron's staff do when he threw it on the floor?
It turned into a snake.