CAST: 2 to 8 Cub Scouts, or more
(Cubs alternate; the first boy says: “HAPPINESS IS…,” the second boy says: “MISERY
IS…”
PROPS: Hold up cards or cardboard cutouts (painted) of smiling and sad faces that boys can make
themselves.
1ST CUB: HAPPINESS IS…Hearing your Dad has won an all-expense-paid trip to Hawaii.
2ND CUB: MISERY IS…when you find out that the trip is for two and you have to stay home with
a baby-sitter.
1ST CUB: HAPPINESS IS…When your Dad drives you to school in his brand new car and all your
friends are there to see you.
2ND CUB: MISERY IS…When you get out and the door falls off and lands on your toes.
1ST CUB: HAPPINESS IS…When your Mom takes you and your friends for a ride in her new
convertible with the top down.
2ND CUB: MISERY IS…When it starts to rain cats and dogs and the top won’t go up.
1ST CUB: HAPPINESS IS…When you’re flying in outer space in a big spaceship and you are in
command.
2ND CUB: MISERY IS…Waking up with a big headache after you’ve fallen out of bed from the top
bunk.
1ST CUB: HAPPINESS IS…Getting to do it yourself - build your own motorcycle kit and your
Dad is going to help you put it together.
2ND CUB: MISERY IS…Opening the box and finding the instructions written in Japanese.
1ST CUB: HAPPINESS IS…Getting a bike for your birthday.
2ND CUB: MISERY IS…When you find it has three wheels.