Purpose.—To show that selfishness at the table is not a sign of good manners.
Method.—A conversation.
The Lesson.
How many of you like oranges? I see that you all do. Suppose you were to have oranges for breakfast, and when they were brought on one should be much larger than the other, which would you want?
“The biggest one.”
Certainly, there is nothing wrong in that, but would you take the largest one?
“No, Miss B.”
Why not?
“I would leave that for mamma.”
“It isn’t polite to take the largest and best for yourself.”