PART ICIVIC VIRTUESStories Teaching Thoroughness, Honesty, Respect, Patriotism, Kindness to Animals.ThoroughnessPAGEThe Little Prairie Dogs and Old Mr. Wolf3Don’t Give Up,Phœbe Cary8The Bridge of the Shallow Pier9The Thoughtful Boy16Grandfather’s Story17HonestyHonest Abe23I.The Broken Buck-horn23II.The Rain-soaked Book24III.The Young Storekeeper26Dry Rain and the Hatchet28I.How Dry Rain Got His Name28II.Dry Rain Goes Trading29The Seven Cranberries32The Donkey’s Tail36Hurting a Good Friend39RespectA School Without a Teacher42Our Flag47Scout’s Pledge48My Gift49Flag Day49How Our Flag Developed52The Flag of the U. S. A.54The American Flag,Joseph Rodman Drake55Kindness to AnimalsThe True Story of Cheesey56I.The Dog and the Policeman56II.The Policeman’s Story57III.Cheesey’s Christmas Presents58The Chained Dog60Little Lost Pup,Arthur Guiterman62Picture of Red Cross Army Dogs64The Hunting Party66The Lost Kitty,Ella Wheeler Wilcox67My Peculiar Kitty68Poor Little Jocko69Robin Redbreast74Who Killed Cock Robin?75My Friend, Mr. Robin77If All the Birds Should Die,George T. Angell78Furry80The Grocer’s Horse(adapted),Mrs. Huntington Smith83I.The Careless Driver83II.What Happened in the Barn86A Letter from a Horse88A Plea for the Horse89PART IICOMMUNITY OCCUPATIONSStories about People Who Minister to Our Daily Needs.People Who Provide Us with FoodThe Baker95I.An Early Call95II.The Staff of Life99III.A Visit to the Bakery101IV.Where the Wheat Comes From107Baking the Johnny-cake111The Milkman115I.Before the Sun Rises115II.Milk, from Farm to Family119The Grocer122I.The Old-time Grocer122II.The Modern Grocer125People Who Help Clothe UsThe Tailor127I.The Accident127II.At the Tailor Shop129III.What the Tailor Saved the Duwell Family132The Dressmaker134I.An Invitation to a Party134II.A Disappointment136III.At the Dressmaker’s137IV.The Party142The Silk Dress144The Shoemaker145I.The Worn Shoes145II.Shoemakers Who Became Famous150III.At the Shoemaker’s Shop152People Who Supply Us with ShelterThe Carpenter154I.A Trip into the Country154II.The Sawmill158III.The Carpenter161IV.The Wolf’s Den163V.The Cave Dwellers165The Bricklayer168I.The Fallen Chimney168II.The Bricklayer172III.After School173The Plumber, the Plasterer, the Painter176I.A Visit to a Little Town176II.At Home178III.The New Kitchen179People Who Supply Us with FuelThe Coal Man and the Miner181I.Black Diamonds181II.In a Coal Mine183People Who Care for Our HealthThe Dentist187I.Why Ruth was Afraid187II.At the Dentist’s190The Druggist, the Nurse, and the Doctor192I.The Sick Baby192II.The Druggist194III.The Trained Nurse196IV.The Doctor, a Hero199One for All and All for One(a play)201PART IIITHE AMERICAN RED CROSSJunior Membership and School Activities.The Junior Red Cross209The President’s Proclamation210The American Red Cross in Times of Peace211The American Red Cross in Times of War215Before the Days of the Red Cross215Florence Nightingale216How the Red Cross Came to Be219How I Can Help the Red Cross222The Lady of the Lamp(a play)224Act I. The Sick Doll224Act II. Good Old Cap225Act III. The Lady of the Lamp227You and I and All of Us228