following, much may be done to correct the evil
and to intensify the highest, holiest emotions of mankind:
_The Rock-a-by Lady_, Volume I, page 94.
_Little Birdie_, I, 142.
_Sleep, Baby, Sleep_, I, 204.
_Old Gaelic Lullaby_, I, 203.
_Lady Button-Eyes_, I, 366.
_The First Snowfall_, II, 403.
_Rain on the Roof_, IV, 7.
_Pictures of Memory_, IV, 127.
_Bernardo del Carpio_, IV, 270.
_Rab and his Friends_, VI, 99.
_Childhood_, VI, 124.
_Home, Sweet Home_, VI, 221.
_Home They Brought Her Warrior Dead_, VI, 231.
_A Christmas Carol_, VI, 244.
_To My Infant Son_, VI, 478.
_The Old Oaken Bucket_, VII, 11.
_My Old Kentucky Home_, VII, 179.
_The Forsaken Merman_, VII, 180.
_Tom and Maggie Tulliver_, VII, 186.
_The Family of Michael Arout_, VII, 314.
_On Receipt of My Mother's Picture_, VII, 331.
Extract from _Snowbound_, VII, 388.
_The Cotter's Saturday Night_, VIII, 319.
_Dream Children_, VIII, 335.
2. Honesty and truthfulness are cardinal virtues; they are the
foundation of every strong character. Teach these selections and note
their effect:
_The Shepherd Boy and the Wolves_, Volume I, page 92.
_The Falcon and the Partridge_, II, 6.
_The Pied Piper of Hamelin_, III, 384.
_The Cubes of Truth_, VII, 406.
3. Friendliness, kindness, consideration of others, charity and love are
a group of strong characteristics which are admirably shown in the
following:
_The Two Travelers_, Volume I, page 109.
_Cinderella_, I, 224.
_Baucis and Philemon_, I, 431.
_The Snow Queen_, II, 124.
_The King of the Golden River_, II, 405.
_Auld Lang Syne_, VI, 228.
_A Christmas Carol_, VI, 244.
_Florence Nightingale_, IX, 13.
4. Generosity is admirable; selfishness is despicable. Prove the facts
by these:
_The Two Travelers_, Volume I, page 109.
_The Two Travelers and the Oyster_, I, 111.
_The Cat and the Chestnuts_, I, 142.
_Baucis and Philemon_, I, 431.
5. Kindness to animals is next to kindness and sympathy for human
beings. It is best inculcated by teaching the beauty and loveliness of
animals, their value to man and their dependence upon him. The following
will help:
_The Boys and the Frogs_, Volume I, page 63.
_The Brown Thrush_, I, 147.
_Mercy to Animals_, I, 413.
_The Ugly Duckling_, I, 414.
_Tom, the Water Baby_, II, 215.
_Who Stole the Bird's Nest?_ II, 399.
_A Dog of Flanders_, IV, 93.
_Rab and His Friends_, VI,
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