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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There was such honesty of purpose in the blue eyes raised to his,<br />
such wistful curves to the sensitive little lips, that Jonathan Green for<br />
the first time felt the thrall of the child's power.<br />
'Come into the house with me,' he said, 'and I'll see what the<br />
missus has to say to you.'<br />
Teddy followed him without the slightest misgiving, and he was<br />
led into the farmhouse kitchen, where Mrs. Green sat knitting over the<br />
fire, and one of her daughters was laying the cloth for tea.<br />
'Mary Ann, here's the scamp of the village come to see you; keep<br />
him here till I come back. I'm after some stray sheep'; and shutting the<br />
door with a bang the farmer disappeared.<br />
Teddy shook hands with the old lady and the young one, and then<br />
seated himself in the big chair opposite Mrs. Green.<br />
'What have you been doing?' the latter inquired; 'how is it your<br />
mother can't keep you out of mischief?'<br />
'I haven't been in mischief, really I haven't'; and poor Teddy felt the<br />
truth of the saying, 'Give a dog a bad name, and hang him.'<br />
He tried to tell his story, and then when that did not seem to be<br />
understood, he deftly changed the subject.<br />
'What does Farmer Green like best in the world?' he asked.<br />
This astonishing question struck Mrs. Green dumb, but her<br />
daughter Natty laughed.<br />
'Gooseberry pudding!' she said. 'Now then, what's the next<br />
question?<br />
But Teddy was silent, and not another word did he say till the<br />
farmer came in again.<br />
'This youngster is on the tack of reforming himself, Mary Ann,'<br />
said Jonathan, sitting down in the chair that Teddy immediately vacated<br />
upon his entrance; 'do you believe it?'<br />
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