Sunday School Performance and Public Humiliation — The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Sunday morning means church prep. Tom struggles to memorize Bible verses about the poor in spirit. Mary helps him and promises him a new Barlow knife if he learns them. He gets cleaned up with much complaining, puts on his stiff Sunday clothes, and goes to Sunday school, where he trades marbles and trinkets for coloured tickets from other boys. He starts fights and pulls hair while the teacher is not looking.

Judge Thatcher visits with his family, including a pretty new girl. Tom shows off by cuffing boys and pulling hair to get her attention. He brings enough tickets to win a Bible prize, even though he never memorized the verses. The superintendent is shocked but cannot refuse the tickets. The preacher puts Tom on stage with the judge. Amy Lawrence is proud until Tom will not look at her.

When the judge asks Tom to name the first two disciples, Tom blushes and blurts out "David and Goliath." The room goes silent with embarrassment. Tom wanted glory without doing the work, and now everyone knows the tickets were a trick. The boys who traded tickets to Tom feel foolish for helping him cheat. Amy Lawrence cries because Tom ignored her for the new girl.