STORY LESSONS ON CHARACTER-BUILDING (MORALS) AND MANNERS.

BY

LOÏS BATES

PREFACE.

CONTENTS.

LIST OF SUBJECTS ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED.

1.—MORAL SUBJECTS.

I. INTRODUCTORY STORY.

II. OBEDIENCE.

III. LOYALTY.

IV. TRUTHFULNESS.

V. HONESTY.

VI. KINDNESS.

VII. THOUGHTFULNESS.

VIII. HELP ONE ANOTHER.

IX. ON BEING BRAVE.

X. TRY, TRY AGAIN.

XI. PATIENCE.

XII. ON GIVING IN.

XIII. ON BEING GENEROUS.

XIV. FORGIVENESS.

XV. GOOD FOR EVIL.

XVI. GENTLENESS.

XVII. ON BEING GRATEFUL.

XVIII. SELF-HELP.

XIX. CONTENT.

XX. TIDINESS.

XXI. MODESTY.

XXII. ON GIVING PLEASURE TO OTHERS.

XXIII. CLEANLINESS.[14]

XXIV. PURE LANGUAGE.

XXV. PUNCTUALITY.

XXVI. ALL WORK HONOURABLE.

XXVII. BAD COMPANIONS.

XXVIII. ON FORGETTING.

XXIX. KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.

XXX. BAD TEMPER.

XXXI. SELFISHNESS.

XXXII. CARELESSNESS.

XXXIII. ON BEING OBSTINATE.

XXXIV. GREEDINESS.

XXXV. BOASTING.

XXXVI. WASTEFULNESS.

XXXVII. LAZINESS.

XXXVIII. ON BEING ASHAMED.

XXXIX. EARS AND NO EARS.

XL. EYES AND NO EYES.

XLI. LOVE OF THE BEAUTIFUL.[17]

XLII. ON DESTROYING THINGS.

XLIII. ON TURNING BACK WHEN WRONG.

XLIV. ONE BAD "STONE" MAY SPOIL THE "TEMPLE".

2.—MANNERS.

XLV. PRELIMINARY.

XLVI. ON SAYING "PLEASE" AND "THANK YOU".[18]

XLVII. ON BEING RESPECTFUL.

XLVIII. PUTTING FEET UP.

XLIX. BANGING DOORS.

L. PUSHING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.

LI. KEEPING TO THE RIGHT.[19]

LII. CLUMSY PEOPLE.

LIII. TURNING ROUND WHEN WALKING.

LIV. ON STARING.

LV. WALKING SOFTLY.

LVI. ANSWERING WHEN SPOKEN TO.[20]

LVII. ON SPEAKING LOUDLY.

LVIII. ON SPEAKING WHEN OTHERS ARE SPEAKING.

LIX. LOOK AT PEOPLE WHEN SPEAKING TO THEM.

LX. ON TALKING TOO MUCH.

LXI. GOING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.

LXII. WHEN TO SAY "I BEG YOUR PARDON".

LXIII. RAISING CAP.

LXIV. ON OFFERING SEAT TO LADY.

LXV. ON SHAKING HANDS.

LXVI. KNOCKING BEFORE ENTERING A ROOM.

LXVII. HANGING HATS UP, ETC.

LXVIII. HOW TO OFFER SWEETS, ETC.

LXIX. YAWNING, COUGHING, AND SNEEZING.

LXX. HOW A SLATE SHOULD NOT BE CLEANED.

LXXI. THE POCKET-HANDKERCHIEF.

LXXII. HOW TO BEHAVE AT TABLE.

LXXIII. ON EATING AND DRINKING.

LXXIV. FINALE.