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A series of short, self-contained tales uses familiar proverbs as prompts to dramatize everyday moral lessons. Set largely in domestic and small-town settings, the stories follow young people and their families as they face choices about thrift, pride, generosity, duty, and practical cleverness. Tone shifts between comic sketches and earnest parables, with plots built on misunderstandings, small sacrifices, and resourceful fixes that produce instructive outcomes. Each vignette emphasizes plain, anecdotal storytelling aimed at shaping character and practical ethics for young readers.

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Title: Proverb Stories

Author: Louisa May Alcott

Release date: June 13, 2018 [eBook #57321]

Language: English

Credits: Produced by Chris Whitehead, Heather Clark, Barry Abrahamsen
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
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Proverb Stories.

BY
LOUISA M. ALCOTT,
AUTHOR OF “SILVER PITCHERS,” “LITTLE WOMEN,” “AN OLD-FASHIONED
GIRL,” “LITTLE MEN,” “EIGHT COUSINS,” “ROSE IN BLOOM,”
“UNDER THE LILACS,” “JACK AND JILL,” “WORK, A
STORY OF EXPERIENCE,” “MOODS, A NOVEL,”
“HOSPITAL SKETCHES,” “AUNT JO’S
SCRAP-BAG.”

LONDON:
SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE, & RIVINGTON,
Crown Buildings, 188 Fleet Street.
1882.