Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young - Or, the Principles on Which a Firm Parental Authority May Be - Established and Maintained, Without Violence or Anger, and the Right - Development of the Moral and Mental Capacities Be Promoted by Methods - in Harmony with the Structure and the Characteristics of the Juvenile - Mind

Jacob Abbott

Capitolo 22


"I am happy it would appreciate to know why", his/her mother answered, "and I want
the reason tells him as soon as we find past."

Louisa held on the other side of the run until the tree you/he/she had been all right away
behind, and then he/she returned to his/her mother to ask the promised reason.

"It was because I felt that there was the nest of a wasp under that tree", says
his/her mother.

"The nest of a wasp!" Repeated Louisa, with a glance of alarm.

"Yes", it gathered his/her mother, "and I was afraid that was probable that the wasps stung
You."

Louisa made a break a moment, and then, looking again toward the tree, says,

"I am happy I didn't go near it."

"And I am happy that you so quickly respected me", says his/her mother. "I knew her
it immediately would respect me, without mine to give some reason. I didn't desire to say
You the reason, for fear to frighten her/it while you were passing from the
tree. But I knew that you would have respected me without any reason. You always do,
and that is because you like I it always has it goes with me when I take a walk."

[The illustration: the indulgence.]

A lot of Louisa is gratified by this recommendation and his effect, and
of the whole accident, in confirming and to strengthen the principle of
the obedience in its heart, is a lot of greater than the reproaches or punishments
for some action open of possibly disobedience could be.

"But, mother", asked Louisa "as You he/she knew that there was the nest of a wasp
under that tree?"

"One of the boys told this way me", his/her mother answered.

"And does he/she really think there is there one?" Asked Louisa.

"No", his/her mother answered, "I don't really think there is. Boys are many
proper to imagine such things."

"Then because it would not allow me to go there?" Asked Louisa.

"Because there _might be_ one there, and so I didn't think him/it surer for you
to go nearby."

Now Louisa left the side of his/her mother and taken back his/her excursions, while racing this
way and that, in every direction, on the fields up to that for a long time, her
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