TO

MY DEAR LITTLE FRIENDS,

MABEL, ELSIE, and RUBY TARR.

CONTENTS.

PAGE
I.THE FORGET-ME-NOT—FIDELITY[7]
II.THE SNOWDROP—FAITH[22]
III.THE FOXGLOVES' STRATAGEM—GRATITUDE[30]
IV.THE LITTLE MINER AND HIS FLOWER—TRUST IN GOD[46]
V.THE LITTLE SEED—KINDNESS[68]
VI.THE CROWN IMPERIAL—HOPE[83]
VII.THE TWO LEAVES—DISCONTENT[89]
VIII.THE AMBITIOUS WILD-FLOWER—AMBITION[99]
IX.THE HONEYSUCKLE AND THE BUTTERFLY—HUMILITY AND PRIDE[115]

PARABLES FROM FLOWERS.