The Reward of Childhood Truth

What is more vital to early character training in children than forming the habit of telling the truth? In two of the most meaningful stories we've ever published, the blessings that follow those who live in paths of truth are made abundantly clear to the reader. The first story, "Truth Ensures the Future for Charles and Harry", demonstrates that telling the truth about your actions, even when your honesty brings costly consequences, still reaps the greatest benefit. The second story, "Little Mary's First and Last Falsehood", shows how starting on a path of lies leads to the miseries of a troubled conscience, and the inescapable trap of telling more and more lies to conceal your first lie--until you finally break the chain and enjoy the freedom is truth again. This volume is one of eleven titles in the "Children's Character-Building Collection", our popular reprints of 19th-century Christian books for young children.