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Poor Little Ted Key Word: Talents Key Verse: “… Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.” Matthew 25:21 Jack had a big bag full of marbles from his birthday. He loved to play mar- bles with all his friends, and he got better and better at the game. He lost quite a few to start with, but soon he found he was winning nearly every game, and so his collection of marbles grew bigger and bigger. Jim had some marbles, too. They weren’t exactly his own, he’d borrowed them from his older brother. He played a lot with his marbles and had a lot of fun. At one time he nearly lost them all, but eventually he began to gain marbles from winning and he was able to give back his brother’s marbles because he’d gained so many of his own. Little Ted had just six marbles in a lit- tle container. His granny had given them to him. He loved his marbles so much that he was terrified of losing any of them, so he refused to play with them. That night little Ted hid the marbles under his pillow where no one could find them. Jack grew up to be a brilliant busi- nessman. He started in a small way and made lots of mistakes at first, but as his confidence grew he expanded his busi- ness until he became a millionaire. Jim grew up to find a steady job. He searched for a long time before he found work he loved, and it was very uncertain at first, but he had a lot of fun. He was always the life and soul of the party, and people loved to be near him. Little Ted couldn’t find a job when he grew up. He was afraid to look, in case people told him he was no good. He did have one pleasure in life. He married a beautiful wife whom he loved very much. But he was terrified of losing her, and so he hid her away at home where no one could find her. One day his beautiful wife left him because she hated being kept at home every day. Little Ted shriveled up inside and hated the whole world. He tried so hard to keep everything he loved most just to himself, that he lost everything. And he never, ever, had any fun. Questions 1. Are you ever tempted to be selfish and not to share? 2. Jesus tells us that if we share we will be rewarded. What does that mean? Answers 2 2 Today’s Gospel Story is from Matthew 25:14-30 Copyright © CSS Publishing Company, Lima, Ohio A65 MAN JOURNEY PROPERTY FIVE TALENTS TRADED HOLE MASTER MONEY SLAVES Word Scramble Secret Phrase: Well done Letter Tile Puzzle I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.

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Page 1: Poor Little Ted - store.  · PDF fileboxes and unscramble them for the final message. Word Scramble Unscramble the tiles to reveal a message from today’s Gospel story. Each tile

Poor Little TedKey Word: Talents

Key Verse: “… Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things,I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.” Matthew 25:21

Jack had a big bag full of marblesfrom his birthday. He loved to play mar-bles with all his friends, and he got betterand better at the game. He lost quite afew to start with, but soon he found hewas winning nearly every game, and sohis collection of marbles grew bigger andbigger.

Jim had some marbles, too. Theyweren’t exactly his own, he’d borrowedthem from his older brother. He played alot with his marbles and had a lot of fun.At one time he nearly lost them all, buteventually he began to gain marbles fromwinning and he was able to give back hisbrother’s marbles because he’d gained somany of his own.

Little Ted had just six marbles in a lit-tle container. His granny had given themto him. He loved his marbles so muchthat he was terrified of losing any ofthem, so he refused to play with them.That night little Ted hid the marblesunder his pillow where no one could findthem.

Jack grew up to be a brilliant busi-nessman. He started in a small way andmade lots of mistakes at first, but as hisconfidence grew he expanded his busi-ness until he became a millionaire.

Jim grew up to find a steady job. Hesearched for a long time before he foundwork he loved, and it was very uncertainat first, but he had a lot of fun. He wasalways the life and soul of the party, andpeople loved to be near him.

Little Ted couldn’t find a job when hegrew up. He was afraid to look, in casepeople told him he was no good. He didhave one pleasure in life. He married abeautiful wife whom he loved verymuch. But he was terrified of losing her,and so he hid her away at home where noone could find her.

One day his beautiful wife left himbecause she hated being kept at homeevery day. Little Ted shriveled up insideand hated the whole world. He tried sohard to keep everything he loved mostjust to himself, that he lost everything.And he never, ever, had any fun.

Questions

1. Are you ever tempted to be selfishand not to share?

2. Jesus tells us that if we share wewill be rewarded. What does thatmean?

Answers

2222Today’s Gospel Story is from

Matthew 25:14-30

Copyright © CSS Publishing Company, Lima, Ohio A65

MANJOURNEYPROPERTYFIVETALENTS

TRADEDHOLEMASTERMONEYSLAVES

Word Scramble

Secret Phrase: Well done

Letter Tile Puzzle

I will put you in charge ofmany things; enter intothe joy of your master.

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A65

Play this fun game with a friend. Each of you takes turns connecting two dots together.When your line completes a square, you win that square. When you win a square, eitherwrite your initial in it or color it your color. Then you get another turn! The one withthe most squares wins!

Square O Dots

Unscramble each of the clue words and write the letters in the boxes.Take the letters that appear in boxes and unscramble them for thefinal message.

Word Scramble

Unscramble the tiles to reveal a message from today’s Gospel story. Each tilehas the same number of characters (letters, spaces, and punctuation). Spaces areshown as blanks on the letter tiles.

Letter Tile Puzzle

NAM

JUNROEY

REOTYPPR

VEFI

LENATST

DAERTD

LOHE

METSAR

NEOYM

VESASL

W