The Story in Primary Instruction: Sixteen Stories and How to Use Them

by Samuel B. Allison; H. Avis Perdue

Recall mention of mountains in other stories. Talk about mountains and valleys. Illustrate by pictures or, if possible, by moulding in clay or sand.

Emphasize the thought of obedience. Compare with previous stories.

MOTHER FROST.

I.

Preparation.

A story of a mother and her two daughters. One was beautiful and lazy, the other ugly and industrious. The mother loved the beautiful one and allowed her to be idle, but she made the industrious one do all the spinning and household work.

Talk of the different kinds of household work. Explain spindle, spinning, and a well.

Narration.