The Girl's Cabinet of Instructive and Moral Stor
The Girl's Cabinet of Instructive and Moral Stories is a collection of stories written by Francis L. Hawks. The stories are designed to teach young girls important lessons about morality, kindness, and the importance of making good decisions. The stories are set in a variety of settings, from the American frontier to the court of a Chinese emperor. The stories are designed to be both entertaining and educational, and they feature characters from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. The stories are designed to help young girls develop a sense of empathy and understanding for others, as well as to help them learn important lessons about life.
By Francis L. Hawks · First published 1856 · Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature, Educational Literature · 12 chapters · 3,126 words
First lines
Here is a Doll's party. All the little girls of the vicinity who have Dolls, have assembled in order to give their little favorites a nice party. You see they all have Dolls. They are good girls. They are very obedient. They attend school regularly, and as they are well-behaved girls, Santa Claus left each of them a Doll at Christmas time. They have learned their lessons for to-morrow, as their mothers have told them, that duty before pleasure is the good girl's motto. They will play sometimes with their Dolls. Will settle on some new Doll dresses, and then bidding each other a kind good night they will return home to sleep. As God is the protector of all good girls, each will say a little prayer to Him before she goes to bed.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Francis L. Hawks
- Date: 1856 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Fiction, Children's Literature, Educational Literature
- Length: 3,126 words
- Structure: 12 chapters, 31 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Fiction — The title of the book suggests that it is a collection of stories, which is a common form of fiction.
- Children's Literature — The title of the book suggests that it is intended for children, as it contains 'instructive and moral stories'.
- Educational Literature — The title of the book suggests that it is intended to be educational, as it contains 'instructive and moral stories'.
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Conduct of life · Juvenile fiction · beautiful · bird · birds · canary · day · dispensary · dog · dogs · eva · father
Contents
- A DOLL'S PARTY
- THE VAIN GIRL
- LIZZIE AND FASHION
- EVA'S PET
- RESCUE OF EVA
- THE GIRLS PARTY
- THE DISPENSARY
- THE MAY QUEEN
- STRAWBERRIES
- GOING ALONE
- THE ILL NATURED GIRL
- LIZZIE'S PET