Just got back from I-FEST where people gave ideas for the turtle and ostrich puppets:
Turtle: Use an echo voice before he comes up.
Special silks would be an easy thing for him to "magically" produce, especially if you had made them disappear earlier.
He could confess to being a pack rat. When he goes down, reach inside and help him clean out his room. Things like mouth coils, spring snakes, and other compressible items would be best.
Give him a speedy voice, but then when it's time to "take action" he moves very slowly. This would lead to a discussion about people in a wheelchair. Their mind works faster than their body. Don't be afraid to talk to them, but show a little patience when it comes to walking with them.
Joke: I am a pro. A pro-cras..ti..na..tor.
I bought a franchise. (What kind?) Fast food. But I sold it. (Why did you sell it?) Business was too slow.
For the ostrich: Have the ostrich sing, "Our God is an Ostrich God... while flapping his wings in time to the music." He can bury his head in your armpit (opposite side of the body.) It doesn't take him long to decide that this is not a good idea.
He can tell the story of the wise and foolish men who built their houses on a rock and sand. He would have voted for the sand, so he could stick his head in the sand and not have to go outside to do it.
Have a large ostrich size egg balanced beneath the wings, held in place by the wire. When the ostrich grunts lift the wire to flap the wings and the egg will "drop" to the ground.
We never tried this, BUT it looks like it is easy for a right handed puppeteer to swing the right leg forward on the ostrich to make it look like it is walking. The left leg, however, would need to be attached to the right foot of the ventriloquist. Then when you step forward, so does the ostrich, as in a 3 legged race.
BEST IDEA: Puppet teams could easily have the ostrich "step" through a slit in the curtains and sing a song to a CD. There is a song that says, "Don't Bury Your Head in the Sand" about Christians witnessing. I think it is by Apologetix.
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