Rocket launch… interrupted!

Fictional teaching story · You are the main character

A boy looks up from a cardboard rocket as his mother brings in groceries.

Your cardboard rocket has silver fins and a red nose. Countdown is almost ready! Then your mother asks you to help bring in the groceries. You want to say, “You always ruin everything!” The rocket can wait. Your words are ready to launch.

Start with what God says

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.Exodus 20:12 · King James Version

Choose the next part of the story

Choose your next line.

Pick a response. Discover what it changes. You can explore every choice.

Where the command is violated

The wrong turn

Mocking a parent or deliberately refusing reasonable help.

What obedience looks like

The faithful path

Speaking respectfully and following through on a reasonable request.

Understand the command

Take this with you

Honour is respect you can hear and care you can see. If anyone asks you to do wrong or hurts you, tell a safe adult.

Your hands-on mission

Try it away from the screen

Create a “ready to help” plan: one task you can do at home without being asked twice.

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