“One morning his mother said to him, ‘Take the broom and go and sweep the steps.’
“Now the little boy did not wait for his mother to tell him again. He took the broom and went out and began to sweep the steps.
“When he was sweeping, he heard a noise.
“He looked all around to see what it was, and what do you think he found?
“A penny! and it was on the step he had been sweeping.
“‘O Mother, Mother!’ called the little boy. ‘See what I have found!’
“‘A penny!’ said his mother. ‘You have been a good boy. You may have this penny for your very own.’
“‘Oh, thank you, thank you!’ said the little boy, and he went on with the sweeping.