Our Little Ballerina

This is the story of a little princess who was having a hard time staying in her seat and paying attention in Primary. It all started when one day she told her mother, "I want to take ballet classes!" The wise Queen thought about this and said, "we'll see". As if by magic, that day a message arrived in the royal mailbox from the kingdom's library. The message said that there would be one free introductory ballet class on April 10, 2012, held at the library for all princesses in the kingdom aged 3 to 6.

The Queen was very pleased to have such a wonderful opportunity for her daughter, but she knew that in order for the princess to earn such a great privilege she would need to prove she could behave herself in a class and listen to a teacher. The Queen set the princess on her lap and told her daughter, "You must show me you can listen to a teacher and do just what she says in order to have a ballet lesson. That means no running around and playing when all the other children are listening and being reverent. So, for the next few weeks I will be watching and I will ask your Primary teacher how you do and, if you are good, then you may have a ballet lesson."

The princess agreed that this was a good way to Choose the Right and worked very hard for nearly two months. Each week she stayed in her seat during Sharing Time and listened to the lessons being taught. She also followed instructions from her teachers very well. After church each week she reported to the King and Queen about what she had learned.

The day of the ballet lesson arrived and there was much anticipation and excitement in the royal palace. The Queen granted the little princess permission to wear her royal tu-tu all day long and to the lesson too! The little princess could hardly wait for the lesson to begin...

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The moral of the story - if you want a little princess to sit still, bribe her with a chance to dance!