Explain a gift

Now there will be a party. A dear colleague is going to retire and will be thanked with a big event.

You have been given the task of being a spontaneous speaker.

All the guests are sitting and munching on cake while the colleague opens the gift. Strings and wrapping paper fly and underneath there is ...

A used matchbox with only one match left.

The exercise is to write a speech where you explain why the colleague has earned this gift.

Variations

If you have finished writing about this gift and your desire to write is still intact, then there are two more gifts to give a speech about.

A cap for a lemon soda.

A lid for one of the sewers on the city streets.