LITTLE STORIES
FOR
LITTLE CHILDREN.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY JOSEPH MASTERS,
ALDERSGATE STREET.
CONTENTS
| JOHN WILSON. |
| JANE NORTH. |
| MARY AND LUCY. |
| ANN SHARP. |
| THE COAT. |
| THE BURNT CHILD. |
| GOOD ADVICE. |
| TOM AND FRED. |
| THE KIND SISTER. |
LITTLE STORIES
FOR
LITTLE CHILDREN.
JOHN WILSON.
John-ny Wil-son and Ned Brown were play-ing at ball one day, and theball hit John on the hand: he was ve-ry an-gry, and ran af-ter Ned and[Pg 8]beat him ve-ry hard. Just then, a man came by and gave John a box onthe ear which made him let go of Ned, and he be-gan to cry. Then the mansaid, “You beat that lit-tle boy and for-get how you hurt him, but youdo not like it your-self."
Then John was sor-ry, and said he would ne-ver do so any more; he shook[Pg 10][Pg 9]hands with Ned, and he kept his word, and all who knew him lov-ed him.
JANE NORTH.
Jane North was an i-dle girl; she did not like her book, and when shewas told to read her les-son she would cry, and say she want-ed to playwith her doll. So her doll was tak-en from her till she had read; butshe read ill, and would not learn to write. So she grew up a dunce, and[Pg 14][Pg 13][Pg 12]no one lov-ed her.
MARY AND LUCY.
Had each a nice doll, and they took care of them. One day Tom call-edthem to play at ball, and they ra