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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coat and heavy boots, and plunged in just as <strong>Teddy's</strong> curly head rose for<br />
the third and last time. It did not take long to bring him to shore, but he<br />
lay in the carter's arms limp and lifeless, and Nancy burst into an agony<br />
of tears.<br />
'He's dead! he's dead, and I've killed him!' she cried.<br />
The carter wasted no time in trying to restore animation to the<br />
little frame, but all his efforts were unavailing, and at last he said, 'I'll<br />
put him in my cart, and drive as fast as I can to the doctor's. It isn't more<br />
than a mile off, if so be that he's at home. You go home and fetch his<br />
mother as fast as you can.'<br />
Nancy raced off, sobbing as she went, and she was in such a state<br />
of excitement that when at length she burst open the farmhouse door<br />
she seemed to have lost her speech.<br />
Mrs. John saw her face, and started forwards. 'It's Teddy!' she<br />
cried; 'what has happened?'<br />
'He's at—he's going to the doctor's dead!' she gasped, then fell<br />
breathless to the floor. Without a word Mrs. John snatched up a shawl,<br />
and with white, set face, and lips moving in agonised prayer, she flew<br />
along the road to the doctor's. She was shown into the room where the<br />
doctor was hard at work; but Teddy lay like a waxen image, with the<br />
sweetest smile on his lips, his fair curls clustering round his brow, and<br />
only an ugly bump amongst the curls told the reason of his sinking<br />
under the water again so suddenly.<br />
In breathless silence the mother stood and watched.<br />
'Don't give him up, doctor!' she cried, as at last the doctor<br />
straightened himself and paused, looking at the mother sorrowfully. He<br />
shook his head, but set to work again, trying artificial respiration, and<br />
leaving no effort untried to bring back the life that had apparently<br />
departed.<br />
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