Beth: "OK, I am going to preach now. Sit down in the preaching room, everyone."

She stands in the living room, surveying the crowd, made up of her sisters and her Polly Pockets.

Beth: "OK, enough people here! I will stand up in front and preach. Have you all been practicing the Bible? And going to Sunday School? Raise your hands!"

Lucy, raising her hand: "I go to Sunday School! I go to Sunday School!"

Beth: "OK, great. It's over now!"

A pause.

Beth: "OK, I'm going to preach again. But I need different people." To Evie, who is crawling forward to pull on the edge of the preacher's jeans: "No, you can't come in. Different people!" To Lucy: "Were you here before?"

Lucy: "No, I'm different people."

Beth: "OK."

a pause, while she gathers her thoughts and attempts to come up with a sermon to top her previous effort.


Beth, shouting and jumping up and down: "I am preaching girl! I am preaching girl!"

End of church service.