“Then I hope you will love her as Seekpeace did. But, Mary, you did not say ‘no’ to the giant when he asked you to take the thimble, as Goldenhand asked Seekpeace to take the widow’s gold. If you had said ‘no,’ Pureheart would at once have come to help you resist temptation, and make you happy.”
“I never will do so again,” exclaimed Mary, bursting into tears.
“I hope you never will,” added Mr. Lee. “The giant often tempts boys and girls to take what does not belong to them. Resist him, as Seekpeace did, and Pureheart will be your friend to the end of your journey.”
Mr. Lee did not tell the children that he had found the gold thimble in Mary’s basket; but he hoped that his story would do her good. And I hope my little readers will understand and profit by it.
WHIP-POOR-WILL.
A SAD STORY OF A NAUGHTY BOY.
There was a little fellow,
And his name was Willie Brown;
His mother was a widow,