Honoring Parents

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anonymous

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

To be supplied : Project Gutenberg, 2010.

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Honoring Parents" by Anonymous is a moral and instructional book aimed at children, likely written in the mid-19th century. This book focuses on the importance of respecting and honoring one's parents, a topic that is conveyed through simple stories and teachings suitable for a young audience. It imparts the values of obedience, kindness, and the influence of parental guidance on a child's behavior. The narrative centers around a young boy named Willy, who demonstrates the virtues of forgiveness and kindness despite facing unkindness from his peers. When another child, Henry, rudely takes Willy's book, instead of retaliating, Willy responds with patience and generosity. This conduct catches the attention of a visiting teacher, who concludes that such behavior reflects the positive upbringing Willy has received from his mother. The story underlines the idea that children's actions can honor their parents and serve as a testimony to the values instilled in them. The book encourages children to consistently behave in ways that reflect well on their parents, thereby reinforcing the message of respect and moral conduct. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Emily, the Online Distributed Proofreading Team and the Internet Archive, University of Florida

Notes:

Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2004-09-10