Method.—A story told founded on an incident liable to happen at any time, and a conversation deduced.
The Lesson.
One day I looked out on the play-ground, where there were many children playing and seeming to have the best kind of a time. On the other side of the ground was one little girl looking as sad and lonely as you can think. I was about to go and see if I could cheer her up, when another little girl whose name was Jennie, and who had been playing with all her might, happened to see her. She left her place and went to the stranger, and said in a sweet way, “Wouldn’t you like to come and play too? Come and take my place.” And away they went hand-in-hand, looking as happy as two butterflies.
Now, what do you think of Jennie?
“She was good.”
“She was kind.”
“She asked the new girl to go and play.”
Was that all?
“She gave up her place in the game that the little girl might play.”
Was that very kind?