STORY LESSONS
ON
CHARACTER-BUILDING (MORALS)
AND
MANNERS.

BY

LOÏS BATES

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PREFACE.

Incidents often occur in the school or home life which afford fitting opportunity for the inculcation of some special moral truth, but maybe the teacher or mother has no suitable illustration just at hand, and the occasion is passed over with a reproof. It is hoped that where such want is felt this little book may supply the need.

The stories may be either told or read to the children, and are as suitable for the home as the school. "The Fairy Temple" should be read as an introduction to the Story Lessons, for the teaching of the latter is based on this introductory fairy tale. If used at home the blackboard sketch may be written on a slate or slip of paper. The children will not weary if the stories are repeated again and again (this at least was the writer's experience), and they will be eager to pronounce what is the teaching of the tale. In this way the lessons are reiterated and enforced. The method is one which the writer found exceedingly effective during long years of experience. Picture-teaching is an ideal way of conveying truths to children, and these little stories are intended to be pictures in which the children may see and contrast the good with the bad, and learn to love the good. The faults of young children are almost invariably due either to thoughtlessness or want of knowledge, and the little ones are delighted to learn and put into practice the lessons taught in these stories, which teaching should be applied in the class or home as occasion arises. E.g., a child is passing in front of another without any apology, the teacher says, immediately: "Remember Minnie, you do not wish to be rude, like she was" (Story Lesson 111). Or if a child omits to say "Thank you," he may be reminded by asking: "Have you forgotten 'Alec and the Fairies'?" (Story Lesson 95). The story lessons should be read to the children until they become perfectly familiar with them, so that each may be applied in the manner indicated.

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CONTENTS.

tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">19   14.  (Taking Little Things.) Lilie and the Scent 19   15.  Copying 20   16.  On Finding Things 22 VI.  Kindness—   17.  Squeaking Wheels 23   18.  Birds and Trees 24   19.  Flowers and Bees 25   20.  Lulu and the Bundle 26 VII.  Thoughtfulness—   21.  Baby Elsie and the Stool 27   22.  The Thoughtful Soldier 28 VIII.  Help One Another—   23.  The Cat and the Parrot 29   24.  The Two Monkeys 30   25.  The Wounded Bird 31 IX.  On Being Brave—   26.  (Brave in Danger.) How Leonard Saved his Little Brother 32   27.  (Brave in Little Things.) The Twins 33   28.  (Brave in Suffering.) The Broken Arm 34   29.  (Brave in Suffering.) The Brave Monkey 35 X.  Try, Try Again—   30.  The Sparrow that would not be Beaten 35   31.  The Railway Train 36   32.  The Man who Found America 37 XI.  Patience—   33.  Walter and the Spoilt Page 38   34.  The Drawings Eaten by the Rats 39 XII.  On Giving In—   35.  Playing at Shop 40   36.  The Two Goats 41 XIII.  On Being Generous—   37.  Lilie and the Beggar Girl 41   38.  Bertie and the Porridge

href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@34200@[email protected]#Page_42" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">42 XIV.  Forgiveness—   39.  The Two Dogs 43 XV.  Good for Evil—   40.  The Blotted Copy-book 43 XVI.  Gentleness—   41.  The Horse and the Child 45   42.  The Overturned Fruit Stall 46 XVII.  On Being Grateful—   43.  Rose and her Birthday Present 47   44.  The Boy who was Grateful 47 XVIII.  Self-help—   45.  The Crow and the Pitcher 48 XIX.  Content—   46.  Harold and the Blind Man 49 XX.  Tidiness—   47.  The Slovenly Boy 50   48.  Pussy and the Knitting 51   49.  The Packing of the Trunks 53 XXI.  Modesty—   50.  The Violet 54   51.  Modesty in Dress 55 XXII.  On Giving Pleasure to Others—   52.  "Selfless" and "Thoughtful".    A Fairy Tale 56   53.  The Bunch of Roses 56   54.  Edwin and the Birthday Party 57   55.  Davie's Christmas Present 59 XXIII.  Cleanliness—   56.  Why we Should be Clean 61   57.  Little Creatures who like to be Clean 62   58.  The Boy who did not like to be Washed 63   59.  The Nails and the Teeth 64 XXIV.  Pure Language—   60.  Toads and Diamonds. A Fairy Tale 66 XXV.  Punctuality—   61.  Lewis and the School Picnic

href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@34200@[email protected]#Page_67" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">67 XXVI.  All Work Honourable—   62.  The Chimney-sweep 69 XXVII.  Bad Companions—   63.  Playing with Pitch 70   64.  Stealing Strawberries 71 XXVIII.  On Forgetting—   65.  Maggie's Birthday Present 73   66.  The Promised Drive 74   67.  The Boy who Remembered 75 XXIX.  Kindness to Animals—   68.  Lulu and the Sparrow 76   69.  Why we Should be Kind to Animals 77   70.  The Butterfly 78   71.  The Kind-hearted Dog 78 XXX.  Bad Temper—   72.  How Paul was Cured 79   73.  The Young Horse 80 XXXI.  Selfishness—   74.  The Child on the Coach 82   75.  Edna and the Cherries 82   76.  The Boy who liked always to Win 83   77.  The two Boxes of Chocolate 84   78.  Eva 85 XXXII.  Carelessness—   79.  The Misfortunes of Elinor 86 XXXIII.  On Being Obstinate—   80.  How Daisy's Holiday was Spoilt 87 XXXIV.  Greediness—   81.  Stephen and the Buns 89 XXXV.  Boasting—   82.  The Stag and his Horns 90 XXXVI.  Wastefulness—   83.  The Little Girl who was Lost 91 XXXVII.  Laziness—   84.  The Sluggard

tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">91 XXXVIII.  On Being Ashamed—   85.  The Elephant that Stole the Cakes 92 XXXIX.  Ears and No Ears—   86.  Heedless Albert 94   87.  Olive and Gertie 95 XL.  Eyes and No Eyes—   88.  The Two Brothers 97   89.  Ruby and the Wall 98 XLI.  Love of the Beautiful—   90.  The Daisy 99 XLII.  On Destroying Things—   91.  Beauty and Goodness 100 XLIII.  On Turning Back When Wrong—   92.  The Lost Path 101 XLIV.  One Bad "Stone" may Spoil the "Temple"—   93.  Intemperance 103
2.—MANNERS. XLV.  Preliminary Story Lesson—   94.  The Watch and its Springs 104 XLVI.  On Saying "Please" and "Thank You"—   95.  Fairy Tale of Alec and his Toys 105 XLVII.  On Being Respectful—   96.  Story Lesson 108 XLVIII.  Putting Feet Up—   97.  Alice and the Pink Frock 109 XLIX.  Banging Doors—   98.  How Maurice came Home from School 110   99.  Lulu and the Glass Door 111 L.  Pushing in Front of People—   100.  The Big Boy and the Little Lady 112 LI.  Keeping to the Right—   101.  Story Lesson 113 LII.  Clumsy People—   102.  Story Lesson 114 LIII.  Turning Round When Walking—   103.  The Girl and her Eggs 115 LIV.  On Staring—   104.  Ruth and the Window 116 LV.  Walking Softly—

align="right">  105.  Florence Nightingale 117 LVI.  Answering when Spoken To—   106.  The Civil Boy 118 LVII.  On Speaking Loudly—   107.  The Woman who Shouted 119 LVIII.  On Speaking when Others are Speaking—   108.  Margery and the Picnic 120 LIX.  Look at People when Speaking to Them—   109.  Fred and his Master 122 LX.  On Talking Too Much—   110.  Story Lesson 122 LXI.  Going in Front of People—   111.  Minnie and the Book 124   112.  The Man and his Luggage 124 LXII.  When to Say "I Beg Your Pardon"—   113.  Story Lesson 125   114.  The Lady and the Poor Boy 126 LXIII.  Raising Cap—   115.  Story Lesson 126 LXIV.  On Offering Seat to Lady—   116.  Story Lesson 127 LXV.  On Shaking Hands—   117.  Reggie and the Visitors 129 LXVI.  Knocking Before Entering a Room—   118.  The Boy who Forgot 130 LXVII.  Hanging Hats Up, Etc.—   119.  Careless Percy 130 LXVIII.  How to Offer Sweets, Etc.—   120.  How Baby did it 132 LXIX.  Yawning, Coughing and Sneezing—   121.  Story Lesson 132 LXX.  How a Slate Should Not be Cleaned—   122.  Story Lesson 133 LXXI.  The Pocket-handkerchief—   123.  Story Lesson 135 LXXII.  How to Behave at Table—   124.  (On Sitting Still at Table.) Phil's Disaster 136   125.  (On Sitting Still at Table.) Fidgety Katie

href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@34200@[email protected]#Page_136" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">136   126.  (Thinking of Others at Table.) The Helpful Little Girl 137   127.  (Upsetting Things at Table.) Leslie and the Christmas Dinner 138   128.  Cherry Stones 138 LXXIII.  On Eating and Drinking—   129.  Rhymes 140   130.  Rhymes 141 LXXIV.  Finale—   131.  How another Queen Builded 142

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