PUPPET SKITS

 

TITLE: Daniel in the Lion’s Den

 

CATEGORY:

Bible Story

(Bible Story; Social Issue, Comedy, Song, Black light, Shorts, Misc.)

 

STORY SUMMARY:  Daniel 6:1-24

Practice puppets act out story of Daniel and the Lion’s Den as a narrator reads it.  The narrator can be a puppet or can be a voice from behind the stage.

 

CRUX OF STORY/LESSON: 

God is faithful.

 

PUPPETS

PUPPETEERS

Practice puppets

1.      Daniel

2.      Darius

3.      2 Jealous persons

4.      Angel

5.      Lion

 

 

PROPS

PROPS

PROPS

1.        Large piece of paper

2.        Lion’s pit (near side of stage

 

 

 

 

OUTLINE OF STORY:

PROPS / ACTIONS:

Narrator reads story as practice puppets act it out.

·        There was a king in Babylon named Darius. Darius likes Daniel very much because Daniel is so kind and wise.

·        Darius chooses Daniel to be a chief ruler in his kingdom.

·        This makes other men in the kingdom jealous of Daniel.

·        Lights come up.  Darius, Daniel, and Jealous puppets on stage.

·        King pats Daniel on back and shows him to jealous puppets.

·        Jealous puppets Huddle together

·        Daniel exits.

·        The men go to Darius and say: 'We have agreed, 0 king, that you should make a law saying that for 30 days no one should pray to any god or man except to you, 0 king. If anyone disobeys, then he should be thrown in with the lions.'

·        Darius thinks it is a good idea, so he puts the law into writing. Now the law cannot be changed.

·        Jealous puppets approach Darius

·        Darius listens and shakes head in agreement

·        One jealous puppet exits and quickly returns with large piece of paper which Darius signs.

·        Darius exits

·        When Daniel learns about the law, he goes home and prays, just as he always has done to God.

·        The Jealous men are happy because it seems that their plan to get rid of Daniel is working.

·        Daniel enters

·        Daniel reads law and shakes head

·        Daniel goes to corner of stage and kneels to pray.

·        Jealous people clap hands and jump for joy.

·        When King Darius learns why these men wanted to make this law, he is very sorry.

·        He cannot change the law, so he has to give the command for Daniel to be thrown into the lion's pit.

·        King Darius tells Daniel: 'I hope that your God, whom you serve, will save you.'

·        Darius enters

·        The jealous puppets come to him and point to Daniel who is praying.

·        Darius looks at jealous puppets and shakes his head.

·        Darius points to Daniel and then to the Lion’s Den.

·        Darius pats Daniel on the back

·        Daniel is thrown into the pit by the jealous puppets.

·        Jealous puppets exit (with high-fives)

·        Darius is so upset he can't sleep that night.

·        The next morning he runs to the lions' pit.

·        He cries out: 'Daniel, servant of the living. God!  Was the God whom you serve able to save you from the lions?'

·        'God sent his angel,' Daniel answers, 'and shut the mouths of the lions so that they did not hurt me.'

·        The king is very glad. He commands that Daniel be lifted out of the pit.

·        King lays down on stage opposite the lion’s den and tosses and turns

·        Daniel is in the Lion’s Den

o       Enter Lion

o       Angel enters and comes between the lion and Daniel

o       Angel and lion exit

·        Darius runs to den

·        Daniel comes out of pit

·        He has the jealous men thrown to the lions.

·        Then King Darius writes to all the people: 'I command that everyone should respect Daniel's God. He does great miracles. He saved Daniel from being eaten by the lions.'

·        Jealous puppets enter

·        They are shocked and tremble

·        The lion comes up from behind and scares them into the pit.  Lion rubs tummy and goes into pit.

·        Darius puts arm around Daniel and shows him to the audience.

·        Lights go down.