2. The importance of attention to little things is inculcated in the following:
- The Lion and the Mouse, Volume I, page 75.
- The Reaper and the Flowers, I, 410.
- The Daffodils, VII, 1.
- The Petrified Fern, VII, 77.
3. The following will help to create habits of promptness, industry and perseverance:
- Time to Rise, Volume I, page 340.
- The Hare and the Tortoise, I, 71.
- The Lark and Her Young Ones, I, 131.
- Industry and Sloth, I, 300.
- Whittington and His Cat, I, 442.
- Tom, the Water Baby, II, 215.
- The Village Blacksmith, IV, 86.
- Bruce and the Spider, V, 314.
4. These show the sterling worth of independence and the real equality of man:
- The Village Blacksmith, Volume IV, page 86.
- For A’ That and A’ That, VII, 149.
5. Courage and bravery are shown to be admirable and cowardice is made shameful in these selections:
- The Boy and the Nettle, Volume I, page 65.
- The Mice and the Cat, I, 197.
6. The evil of conceit and overweening self-esteem may be shown emphatically by the use of such selections as these:
- The Gnat and the Bull, Volume I, page 70.
- The Cock and the Horses, I, 146.
- The Pea Blossom, I, 205.
- The Sparrow and the Eagle, II, 8.
- The Milkmaid, II, 374.