_Maiden from America._ When Columbus first landed on the Bahama Islands the natives came out to his ships in canoes, bringing cotton thread and yarn to trade. _Little Girl._ That was in 1492, wasn't it? _Maiden from America._ Yes, it was 427 years ago. _Little Girl._ Why did you put all this cotton here (_points to cotton pasted on different states_)? _Maiden from America._ They are the cotton states. _Little Girl._ I know which ones they are--North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas. Did America do anything wonderful with cotton? _Maiden from America._ Yes; we raise more cotton than any other place in the world. It is the best cotton too. _Little Girl._ I am so glad of that. We won't let India and Egypt get ahead of us, will we? _Maiden from America._ Of course not. All good little girls must help too. _Little Girl._ I shall always like cotton after this. _Spirit of Cotton_ (_outside_). Heigh ho! Ho heigh! _Maiden from America._ I hear the Spirit of Cotton calling; I must go. (_Goes out._) _Spirit of Cotton_ (_leading a boy into the room_). This is my friend Eli Whitney. (_Goes out._) _Eli Whitney._ I am the Spirit of Eli Whitney. I was born in Massachusetts in 1765. One day when my father went to church, I took his watch to pieces and put it together again. Then I thought I would go to Yale College. When I finished Yale College I went to Georgia. I heard everyone there talking about cotton. They were trying to find out how to get the seeds out of it more easily. I invented the cotton gin. _Little Girl._ What happened then? _Eli Whitney._ One man could now clean fifty times as much cotton as he could before. _Spirit of Cotton_ (_outside_). Heigh ho! Ho heigh! _Eli Whitney._ I hear the Spirit of Cotton calling; I must go. (_Goes out._) _Little Girl_ (_waking up_). Where is the spirit of Cotton? Where is the Maiden from India? Where is the Spirit of Eli Whitney? It must have been a dream! I guess I got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. I will always like cotton after this. I am going out to play now. The Cat and His Servant _Prepared by Alice Lewis, Teacher of Second Grade, Bangs School, Asbury Park_ _Dramatized from story of same name_ _Characters: Farmer, Cat, Fox, Wolf, Bear, Rabbit, Cow, Sheep._ _Materials used_: Small branches of tree, box for house, cards with printed names of animals. _Scene:_ The Forest. _Enter the Farmer and the Cat_ _Farmer._--I have a cat. He is very wild so I will take him to the forest. (_Puts cat in bag and takes him to tree._) I will leave him here. (_Takes off bag and leaves the cat._) _Cat._ I will build a house for myself and be the owner of this forest. (_Brings in box and nails boards._) Now my house is done. _Enter the Fox_ _Fox._ Good morning. What fine fur you have! What long whiskers you have! Who are you? _Cat._ I am Ivan, the owner of this forest. _Fox._ May I be your servant?