| PART I |
| CIVIC VIRTUES |
Stories Teaching Courage, Self-control, Thrift,
Perseverance, Patriotism, Kindness to Animals. |
| PAGE |
| Courage (Physical) |
| Ida Lewis, the Heroine of Lime Rock Light | 3 |
| Run! John, Run! | 6 |
| He Did Not Hesitate | 7 |
| Down a Manhole | 9 |
| Courage (Moral) |
| The Twelve Points of the Scout Law | 11 |
| Captain Abraham Lincoln and the Indian | 12 |
| Daniel in the Lions’ Den | 17 |
| Self-control |
| Better Not, Bob! (adapted), Hartley Richards | 21 |
| The Knights of the Silver Shield (adapted), Raymond M. Alden | 30 |
| Thrift |
| The Prince and the Crumbs of Dough | 37 |
| The Tramp | 41 |
| Uncle Sam’s Money | 46 |
| Three Ways to Use Money | 48 |
| Thrift Day | 50 |
| How Richard Planted a Dollar | 54 |
| How to Start a Bank Account | 58 |
| Perseverance |
| The Hare and the Tortoise (a play) | 60 |
| At the End of the Rainbow | 63 |
| The Crow and the Pitcher | 74 |
| Drive the Nail Aright | 76 |
| Kindness to Animals |
| The Arabian Horse | 79 |
| The Story of Barry | 81 |
| Bands of Mercy | 84 |
| Some Things Mr. Angell Told Boys and Girls | 85 |
| Nellie’s Dog, Robert E. Hewes | 87 |
| Who Said Rats? H. H. Jacobs | 92 |
| A Brave Mother, H. H. Jacobs | 93 |
| About Thoreau | 96 |
| Fair Play for Our Wild Animals | 96 |
| The True Story of Pedro | 97 |
| What Children Can Do | 99 |
| A Horse’s Petition to His Driver | 100 |
| The Horse’s Point of View | 101 |
| A Man Who Knew How | 103 |
| How to Treat a Horse | 103 |
| The Horse’s Prayer | 104 |
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