The first Sunday Miss Miller told the story to the members, and then they, knowing it, acted it out, making up the parts as they went along. This they did several times until they knew the story perfectly. The two oldest girls did not take part in the acting of the play, but became assistants and helped Miss Miller direct it. During the next week the assistants wrote out the speeches very much as the children had made them up. These were read before the club and discussed, and after a number of suggestions had been added by all the children present the scene was finally written as it now is. The children each took home a part to learn, and the following Sunday they all tried the different speeches. Before the final characters were chosen each child was able to represent any one of them. The final characters were decided upon by the group and were chosen according to their preferences and their ability to enact the different parts. Unfortunately, most of the costumes which the club had on hand were much too small for the children this year. We therefore held a sewing-bee during the week, and lengthened the old ones or made new ones where we found it necessary. We have worked on this play for five meetings, which represents altogether five hours, except for a little work that the assistants did outside. We have had much fun with this play, and we are hoping that you will enjoy it too. POEM BY MELBA PYLE Before you soon you shall see The story of _Abraham and the Strangers Three._ The partakers, they have worked; The assistants, they have shirked-- But not as much as you would think, For they have helped to join each link. As day by day passed quickly away We read the Bible and wrote the play. Each child helped as best he could, And thus we worked in brotherhood. Word with word we did neatly join, Then home we went, our parts to learn, Next to the box where the costumes lay, And straight to sewing and not to play. And 'tis our happy aim, you see, To make you joyous as can be! CHAPTER IX THE DRAMATIZATION OF _DANIEL IN THE LIONS' DEN_ The story of _Daniel in the Lions' Den_ was dramatized by the members of the club according to the same methods as those which were used in connection with the story of _Abraham and the Three Guests._