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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Teddy said reproachfully, after a minute's silence, 'Ipse was nearly<br />
getting angry with you then. You're such a dreadful girl for making me<br />
quarrel with you.'<br />
'You won't let me say my father is as good as yours,' protested<br />
Nancy.<br />
'He isn't better. Yes—don't get angry, Nancy; let's say they're just<br />
the same.'<br />
And with this admission Nancy was for the time pacified.<br />
Before they parted she looked at her little companion with solemn<br />
eyes.<br />
'I won't promise, but I'll think about belonging to the Captain. I<br />
should like to go to heaven.'<br />
It was one day soon after this that Teddy was straying over the<br />
fields in his happy, careless fashion; fond as he was of games with the<br />
village boys, often there were times when he liked his own society best,<br />
and he wandered on talking to himself, and gathering grass and wildflowers<br />
as he went. His quick eyes soon noted some sheep making their<br />
way through a gap in the hedge, and from thence they were going<br />
through an open gate into the high road.<br />
'Those are Farmer Green's sheep,' quoth he to himself. 'I'm glad of<br />
it—horrid old man he is! No, Ipse, be quiet; that isn't the way to think of<br />
him. I'll go and drive them back again!'<br />
And he trotted off with this intention; but it is much more difficult<br />
to get sheep into their rightful place than out of it, and this Teddy found<br />
to his cost. His face was hot and red, his voice hoarse with shouting, and<br />
then, to his consternation, Farmer Green appeared on the scene.<br />
'You young vagabond,' he shouted, springing towards him, a thick<br />
stick in hand, 'leave my sheep alone! How dare you come on my<br />
premises? You're always after some fresh trick or other.'<br />
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