May he feel when he does come to the end, that to read has not been a task.
LIST OF WHAT IS IN THE BOOK.
| PAGE | |
| THE WRECK OF A FEAST | [ 1] |
| THE AIR | [ 23] |
| SAIB, THE BLACK BOY | [ 28] |
| THE EARTH | [ 65] |
| A FALL FROM THE CLIFFS | [ 68] |
| THE MOON | [ 77] |
| THE MAN IN THE MOON | [ 80] |
| FRANK HART | [ 87] |
| THE LOST ONES | [ 105] |
| THE SUN | [ 117] |
| THE DOLL'S HEAD | [ 120] |
| PLAY NOT WITH FIRE | [ 143] |
| ONE FAULT LEADS TO A WORSE ONE | [ 153] |
| WHAT A PRICE FOR A BOX! | [ 160] |
THE BOOK OF ONE SYLLABLE.
THE WRECK OF A FEAST.
What a sad sight it is to see a young child who does not know how to keep a check on the wish that tempts him to do wrong. The first rule that they who love a child should teach him, is the rule of self. It is the want of this self-rule that is the cause of so much that is bad in the world. It is this that makes girls and boys think more of what they want to do, than of what they ought to do; and each time they give way to it, they find it more hard not to yield the next time; and thus they go on till they are grown-up folks. They who would not like to grow up in this bad way must take great care while they are young not to think so much of self.