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Parables from Flowers

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A collection of didactic short stories framed as floral parables, each pairing a particular flower with a moral quality (fidelity, faith, gratitude, trust in God, kindness, hope, discontent, ambition, humility and pride). Narratives often personify flowers or use them as focal symbols to illustrate virtues through domestic and natural scenes, ranging from woodland anecdotes to an industrial accident that tests faith and resilience. Tone is instructive and sentimental, offering clear moral lessons and gentle religious sentiment, and the pieces vary between simple tales for children and reflective sketches for general readers.

 
 
 

PRINTED BY
MORRISON AND GIBB LIMITED
EDINBURGH