PART I

CIVIC VIRTUES

Stories Teaching Thoroughness, Honesty, Respect, Patriotism, Kindness to Animals.

_Thoroughness_

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THE LITTLE PRAIRIE DOGS AND OLD MR. WOLF 3 DON’T GIVE UP, _Phœbe Cary_ 8 THE BRIDGE OF THE SHALLOW PIER 9 THE THOUGHTFUL BOY 16 GRANDFATHER’S STORY 17

_Honesty_

HONEST ABE 23 I. THE BROKEN BUCK-HORN 23 II. THE RAIN-SOAKED BOOK 24 III. THE YOUNG STOREKEEPER 26 DRY RAIN AND THE HATCHET 28 I. HOW DRY RAIN GOT HIS NAME 28 II. DRY RAIN GOES TRADING 29 THE SEVEN CRANBERRIES 32 THE DONKEY’S TAIL 36 HURTING A GOOD FRIEND 39

_Respect_

A SCHOOL WITHOUT A TEACHER 42 OUR FLAG 47 SCOUT’S PLEDGE 48 MY GIFT 49 FLAG DAY 49 HOW OUR FLAG DEVELOPED 52 THE FLAG OF THE U. S. A. 54 THE AMERICAN FLAG, _Joseph Rodman Drake_ 55

_Kindness to Animals_

THE TRUE STORY OF CHEESEY 56 I. THE DOG AND THE POLICEMAN 56 II. THE POLICEMAN’S STORY 57 III. CHEESEY’S CHRISTMAS PRESENTS 58 THE CHAINED DOG 60 LITTLE LOST PUP, _Arthur Guiterman_ 62 PICTURE OF RED CROSS ARMY DOGS 64 THE HUNTING PARTY 66 THE LOST KITTY, _Ella Wheeler Wilcox_ 67 MY PECULIAR KITTY 68 POOR LITTLE JOCKO 69 ROBIN REDBREAST 74 WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN? 75 MY FRIEND, MR. ROBIN 77 IF ALL THE BIRDS SHOULD DIE, _George T. Angell_ 78 FURRY 80 THE GROCER’S HORSE (adapted), _Mrs. Huntington Smith_ 83 I. THE CARELESS DRIVER 83 II. WHAT HAPPENED IN THE BARN 86 A LETTER FROM A HORSE 88

PLEA FOR THE HORSE 89