Hi! Here’s my instructables on using the “Bone tool” on basic shapes in Adobe Flash.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Using-the-Bone-Tool-in-Adobe-Flash-Professional/
The ‘Bone tool” can be used for animations such as the ‘hand waving’ animation as shown in the link below.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/55xo15vu1io9xgp/hand%20animation3.swf