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GOOD GIRLS AND BAD--

_Rebecca's Afterthought_ 41

_A Hint to Mary Anne_ 42

_How to Write a Letter_ 44

_News for Papa_ 46

_Maria's Charity_ 48

_The Neglected Turk_ 50

_Pride and Priggishness_ 52

_How to Look when Speaking_ 54

_Isabella's Parachute_ 56

_Maria Snubbed_ 57

_Matilda's Extravagance_ 58

_Papa's Watchfulness_ 60

_Isabella's Defeat_ 61

_The Two Patients_ 62

_Fanny's Bad Habit_ 63

_Sarah's Danger_ 64

_The Hoyden_ 65

_The Giddy Girl_ 67

_A Warning to Frances_ 69

_Playing with Fire_ 71

_How to Heal a Burn_ 72

_Mary Anne's Kindness_ 74

_Ambitious Sophy_ 75

_Dressed or Undressed_ 76

_Mrs. Birch's Influence_ 78

_Rebellious Frances_ 80

KINDNESS AND CRUELTY--

_The Harmless Cow_ 83

_The Harmless Worm_ 84

_The Bad Donkey-Boy's Good Fortune_ 86

_Grateful Carlo_ 88

_Grateful Lucy_ 90

_Grateful Trusty_ 91

_Something in Store for Richard_ 92

_The Result of Cruelty_ 93

THINGS TO EAT--

_What is Best for Children_ 97

_Billy Gill's Good Fortune_ 99

_Civil Speech_ 101

_The Cook's Rebuke_ 103

_The Lost Pudding_ 105

_Sammy Smith's Sad Fate_ 106

_Stupid William_ 107

_Poisonous Fruit_ 109

_Harry's Cake_ 111

_Peter's Cake_ 113

_William's Cake_ 115

_How to Make a Christmas Pudding_ 117

Introduction

The sixty-nine Cautionary Stories that follow have been chosen from five
books by Mrs. Elizab