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Cousin Lucy's Conversations

Jacob Abbott

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. . . should have liked to go over the brook,” said Lucy.

“Yes,” said Miss Anne, “no doubt; but we may suppose that he had been over it so often, that he did not care about going again,—and so he turned back and came home, without having finished his work.”

“His work?” said Lucy.

“Yes,—his duty, of looking for the cow until he found her. He was sent to find the cow, but he did not do it. He became discouraged, and gave up too easily. He did not persevere. Perhaps he kept looking about all the time, while he was in the pasture; and went into all the little groves and valleys where the cow might be hid: and so he was industrious while he was looking for the cow, but he did not persevere.

“And so you see, Lucy,” continued Miss Anne, “a person might persevere without being industrious. For once there was a girl named Julia. She had a flower-garden. She went out one mor. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Short tales of Lucy, a young girl perhaps five years old, and her small adventures and interactions with her big brother Royal. Catching a turtle, learning her letters (*), struggling to get organized, getting croup (**), helping big brother build a chicken coop... The stories have a bit of didactic