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    Story Lessons on Character-Building (Morals) and Manners
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    Story Lessons on Character-Building (Morals) and Manners

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateNov 26, 2019
    ISBN4057664624048
    Story Lessons on Character-Building (Morals) and Manners

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      Story Lessons on Character-Building (Morals) and Manners - Loïs Bates

      Loïs Bates

      Story Lessons on Character-Building (Morals) and Manners

      Published by Good Press, 2022

      goodpress@okpublishing.info

      EAN 4057664624048

      Table of Contents

      PREFACE.

      LIST OF SUBJECTS ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED.

      1.—MORAL SUBJECTS.

      I. INTRODUCTORY STORY.

      II. OBEDIENCE.

      III. LOYALTY.

      IV. TRUTHFULNESS.

      V. HONESTY.

      VI. KINDNESS.

      VII. THOUGHTFULNESS.

      VIII. HELP ONE ANOTHER.

      IX. ON BEING BRAVE.

      X. TRY, TRY AGAIN.

      XI. PATIENCE.

      XII. ON GIVING IN.

      XIII. ON BEING GENEROUS.

      XIV. FORGIVENESS.

      XV. GOOD FOR EVIL.

      XVI. GENTLENESS.

      XVII. ON BEING GRATEFUL.

      XVIII. SELF-HELP.

      XIX. CONTENT.

      XX. TIDINESS.

      XXI. MODESTY.

      XXII. ON GIVING PLEASURE TO OTHERS.

      XXIII. CLEANLINESS.

      XXIV. PURE LANGUAGE.

      XXV. PUNCTUALITY.

      XXVI. ALL WORK HONOURABLE.

      XXVII. BAD COMPANIONS.

      XXVIII. ON FORGETTING.

      XXIX. KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.

      XXX. BAD TEMPER.

      XXXI. SELFISHNESS.

      XXXII. CARELESSNESS.

      XXXIII. ON BEING OBSTINATE.

      XXXIV. GREEDINESS.

      XXXV. BOASTING.

      XXXVI. WASTEFULNESS.

      XXXVII. LAZINESS.

      XXXVIII. ON BEING ASHAMED.

      XXXIX. EARS AND NO EARS.

      XL. EYES AND NO EYES.

      XLI. LOVE OF THE BEAUTIFUL.

      XLII. ON DESTROYING THINGS.

      XLIII. ON TURNING BACK WHEN WRONG.

      XLIV. ONE BAD STONE MAY SPOIL THE TEMPLE.

      2.—MANNERS.

      XLV. PRELIMINARY.

      XLVI. ON SAYING PLEASE AND THANK YOU.

      XLVII. ON BEING RESPECTFUL.

      XLVIII. PUTTING FEET UP.

      XLIX. BANGING DOORS.

      L. PUSHING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.

      LI. KEEPING TO THE RIGHT.

      LII. CLUMSY PEOPLE.

      LIII. TURNING ROUND WHEN WALKING.

      LIV. ON STARING.

      LV. WALKING SOFTLY.

      LVI. ANSWERING WHEN SPOKEN TO.

      LVII. ON SPEAKING LOUDLY.

      LVIII. ON SPEAKING WHEN OTHERS ARE SPEAKING.

      LIX. LOOK AT PEOPLE WHEN SPEAKING TO THEM.

      LX. ON TALKING TOO MUCH.

      LXI. GOING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.

      LXII. WHEN TO SAY I BEG YOUR PARDON.

      LXIII. RAISING CAP.

      LXIV. ON OFFERING SEAT TO LADY.

      LXV. ON SHAKING HANDS.

      LXVI. KNOCKING BEFORE ENTERING A ROOM.

      LXVII. HANGING HATS UP, ETC.

      LXVIII. HOW TO OFFER SWEETS, ETC.

      LXIX. YAWNING, COUGHING, AND SNEEZING.

      LXX. HOW A SLATE SHOULD NOT BE CLEANED.

      LXXI. THE POCKET-HANDKERCHIEF.

      LXXII. HOW TO BEHAVE AT TABLE.

      LXXIII. ON EATING AND DRINKING.

      LXXIV. FINALE.

      PREFACE.

      Table of Contents

      Although

      it is admitted by all teachers, in theory at least, that morals and manners are essential subjects in the curriculum of life, how very few give them an appointed place in the school routine. Every other subject has its special time allotted, but these—the most important subjects—are left to chance, or taken up, haphazard, at any time; surely this is wrong.

      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.

      LIST OF SUBJECTS ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED.

      Table of Contents

      1.—MORAL SUBJECTS.

      Table of Contents

      I. INTRODUCTORY STORY.

      Table of Contents

      1. The Fairy Temple.

      (The following story should be read to the children first, as it forms a kind of groundwork for the Story Lessons which follow.)

      It was night—a glorious, moonlight night, and in the shade of the leafy woods the Queen of the fairies was calling her little people together by the sweet tones of a tinkling, silver bell. When they were all gathered round, she said: My dear children, I am going to do a great work, and I want you all to help me. At this the fairies spread their wings and bowed, for they were always ready to do the bidding of their Queen. They were all dressed in lovely colours, of a gauzy substance, finer than any silk that ever was seen, and their names were called after the colours they wore. The Queen's robe was of purple and gold, and glittered grandly in the moonlight.

      I have determined, said the Queen, "to build a Temple of precious stones, and your work will be to bring me the material. Rosy-wings, she continued, turning to a little fairy clad in delicate pink, and fair as a rose, you shall bring rubies. Grass-green, to a fairy dressed in green, your work is to find emeralds; and Shiny-wings, you will go to the mermaids and ask them to give you pearls."

      Now there stood near the Queen six tiny, fairy sisters, whose robes were whiter and purer than any. The sisters were all called by the same name—Crystal-clear, and they waited to hear what their work was to be.

      Sisters Crystal-clear, said the Queen, you shall all of you bring diamonds; we shall need so many diamonds.

      There was another fairy standing there, whose robe seemed to change into many colours as it shimmered in the moonlight, just as you have seen the sky change colour at sunset, and to her the Queen said, Rainbow-robe, go and find the opal.

      Then there were three other fairy sisters called Gold-wings, who were always trying to help the other fairies, and to do good to everybody, and the Queen told them to bring fine gold to fasten the precious stones together.

      These are not all the fairies who were there; some others wore blue, some yellow, and the Queen gave them all their work. Then she rang a tiny, silver bell, and they all spread their wings and bowed before they flew away to do her bidding.

      After many days the fairies came together to bring their precious treasures to the Queen. How they carried them I scarcely know, but there was a little girl, many years ago, who often paused at the window of a jeweller's shop to gaze at a tiny, silver boy, with silver wings, wheeling a silver wheel-barrow full of rings, and the little girl thought that perhaps the fairies carried things in the same way. Anyhow, they all came to the Queen bringing their burdens, and she soon set to work on the Temple.

      The foundations must be laid with diamonds, said the Queen. "Where are the six sisters? Ah! here they come with the lovely, shining diamonds, which are like themselves, 'clear as crystal'. Now little Gold-wings, bring your treasure," and the three little sisters brought the finest of gold. So the work went merrily on, and the fairies danced in glee as they saw the glittering Temple growing under the clever hands of the Queen. She made the doors of pearls and the windows of rubies, and the roof she said should be of opal, because it would show many colours when the light played upon it.

      At last the lovely building was finished, and after the fairies had danced joyfully round it in a ring again and again, until they could dance no longer, they gathered in a group round the dear Queen, and thanked her for having made so beautiful a Temple.

      It is quite the loveliest thing in the world, I am sure, said Rosy-wings.

      Not quite, replied the Queen, mortals have it in their power to make a lovelier Temple than ours.

      Who are 'mortals'? asked Shiny-wings.

      Boys and girls are mortals, said the Queen, and grown-up people also.

      I have never seen mortals build anything half so pretty as our Temple, said Grass-green; their houses are made of stone and brick.

      Ah! Grass-green, answered the Queen, smiling, "you have never seen the Temple I am speaking of, but it is better than ours, for it lasts—lasts for ever. Wind and rain, frost and snow, will spoil our Temple in time; but the Temple of the mortals lives on, and is never destroyed."

      "Do tell us about

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