Did That Just Happen?

As with all Cub Scout campouts, there is a raging campfire, songs are sung, jokes are told and each den does a skit for the audience. With all the rain that day, the "campfire" was moved to the pavillion, without the fire.      

Both Noah and Jacob's dens got together that afternoon and put their skits together.  Jacob's den decided on the Invisible Bench skit.  We watched as they put the skit together and Jacob got assigned the larger speaking role and delivery of the punchline.  They practiced and practiced; however, with a little over 100 people in attendance, perhaps we were a bit skittish about how this was going to go as Jacob was still 'breaking out of his shell'.  At that point, we also still thought there would be an actual campfire and it wasn't until later that afternoon that they moved the venue.  What's not seen here are the 100+ people in a large amphitheater setting.  

So, that night, songs were sung and before the skits started, they had kids come up front that wanted to tell jokes.  When it came time for the Tigers (Jacob's den), Jacob promptly got up and marched out to tell a joke.  We were amazed.....where did this come from?  He wasn't done....they did a second and third round and he kept marching up there. He may have made up one of the jokes yet we sat there still amazed & dumbfounded.          

Then it was time for the skit, the first kid went out and acted like he was sitting on the bench.  One by one the next three kids came out, asked what they were doing and then asked to join them.  Finally, Jacob trotted out, asked what they were doing to which they replied, "we're sitting on an invisible bench".  Jacob then replied, "No you're not, I moved the invisible bench over there (pointing)".  The kids then immediately fell from their non-existent invisible bench and the crowd roared.  Well done Jacob....well done.