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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.
Being forbidden to write anything at present I have collected various waifs and strays to appease the young people who clamor for more, forgetting that mortal brains need rest.
As many girls have asked to see what sort of tales Jo March wrote at the beginning of her career, I have added “The Baron’s Gloves,” as a sample of the romantic rubbish which paid so well once upon a time. If it shows them what not to write it will not have been rescued from oblivion in vain.