Teddy's Button by Amy Le Feuvre
Teddy loves to tell the story of how his father heroically died on the battlefield and guards his button jealously. But this brings contention and strife when a new girl comes to town. Teddy begins to learn what it means to be a soldier under Christ, his Captain. Here is a story that will open a child's understanding of the spiritual battle within as Teddy learns that he is his own worst enemy. As a stubborn boy and girl refuse to back down from their selfish pride, one of the many lessons they learn is that they cannot win battles by force and hate, but by carrying the banner of love. Through this charming story, Amy Lefeuvre helps children to understand the spiritual battle that rages in their soul, and that parents and children are on the same side.
Teddy loves to tell the story of how his father heroically died on the battlefield and guards his button jealously. But this brings contention and strife when a new girl comes to town. Teddy begins to learn what it means to be a soldier under Christ, his Captain. Here is a story that will open a child's understanding of the spiritual battle within as Teddy learns that he is his own worst enemy. As a stubborn boy and girl refuse to back down from their selfish pride, one of the many lessons they learn is that they cannot win battles by force and hate, but by carrying the banner of love. Through this charming story, Amy Lefeuvre helps children to understand the spiritual battle that rages in their soul, and that parents and children are on the same side.
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'What's the matter?' asked Nancy. 'Have you got a pain?’<br />
'I'm afraid I am going to have a fight with Ipse.’ The words were<br />
uttered almost in a whisper, and Nancy looked on with wonder.<br />
'It isn't right,' he said, after a long pause. 'I do want—at least, Ipse<br />
wants—to leave him there awfully, but mother would say it was very<br />
naughty, and I think—I think my Captain doesn't like it. I shall have to<br />
go back and undo him.’<br />
'Oh, you mustn't!' cried Nancy. 'You'll wake him up, and then you'll<br />
catch it! <strong>Le</strong>t him undo himself!'<br />
Teddy shook his head, and then stole softly back to the tree, Nancy<br />
following him at a respectful distance.<br />
It seemed a harder business to untie the knots than to tie them,<br />
but at length it was done, and the unwinding process began. Alas!<br />
Farmer Green's nap was over, and with a hasty start he was roused to<br />
the full use of his faculties. When he discovered his condition he swore<br />
a round oath, and turned upon Teddy in great wrath, as he vainly tried<br />
to extricate himself.<br />
'Please, sir,' said Teddy, nothing daunted, 'if you keep still, I shall<br />
undo you very soon, and I won't break your line if I can help it.’<br />
'You young scoundrel! how dare you show your face, after such an<br />
audacious piece of impudence! You're the plague of the parish, and a<br />
good thrashing is what you will get, sure as my name's Jonathan Green!’<br />
<strong>Teddy's</strong> face was hot and red, and the spectacle of him trying to<br />
unwind the line from the struggling and exasperated farmer was so<br />
irresistibly comic to Nancy that she burst out laughing.<br />
Jonathan Green was soon on his feet again, and seizing hold of<br />
Teddy <strong>by</strong> the collar, shook him like a terrier would shake a rat; then,<br />
without leaving go of him, he pulled out a piece of cord from his coat<br />
pocket.<br />
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