Mrs. Turner's Cautionary StoriesThe Ameliorator,Reading editionChapter navigation76 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…The Dumpy Books for ChildrenCONTENTSIntroductionTHE WINDOW-BREAKERA GUNPOWDER PLOTPETER IMITATES THE CLOWNBEN'S HEAVY PUNISHMENTTHE CHIMNEY-SWEEPERTHE FIGHTING WICKET-KEEPERTHE GOOD SCHOLARTHE GOOD SCHOLAR FIGHTSTHE DEATH OF THE GOOD SCHOLAR'S FOEROBERT'S THOUGHTLESS BROTHERSJOE'S LIGHT PUNISHMENTFALSEHOOD "CORRECTED"THE SUPERIOR BOYSGEORGE'S CURIOUS TASTETHOMAS BROWN'S DISAPPOINTMENTCONSIDERATE PHILIPTHE MODELSPOLITENESSRICHARD'S REFORMATIONJAMES'S SACRIFICETHE EXCELLENT LORD MAYORCLEVER LITTLE THOMASWILLIAM'S ESCAPEREBECCA'S AFTERTHOUGHTA HINT TO MARY ANNEHOW TO WRITE A LETTERNEWS FOR PAPAMARIA'S CHARITYTHE NEGLECTED TURKPRIDE AND PRIGGISHNESSHOW TO LOOK WHEN SPEAKINGISABELLA'S PARACHUTEMARIA SNUBBEDMATILDA'S EXTRAVAGANCEPAPA'S WATCHFULNESSISABELLA'S DEFEATTHE TWO PATIENTSFANNY'S BAD HABITSARAH'S DANGERTHE HOYDENTHE GIDDY GIRLA WARNING TO FRANCESPLAYING WITH FIREHOW TO HEAL A BURNMARY ANNE'S KINDNESSAMBITIOUS SOPHYDRESSED OR UNDRESSEDMRS. BIRCH'S INFLUENCEREBELLIOUS FRANCESTHE HARMLESS COWTHE HARMLESS WORMTHE BAD DONKEY-BOY'S GOOD FORTUNEGRATEFUL CARLOGRATEFUL LUCYGRATEFUL TRUSTYSOMETHING IN STORE FOR RICHARDTHE RESULT OF CRUELTYWHAT IS BEST FOR CHILDRENBILLY GILL'S GOOD FORTUNECIVIL SPEECHTHE COOK'S REBUKETHE LOST PUDDINGSAMMY SMITH'S SAD FATESTUPID WILLIAMPOISONOUS FRUITHARRY'S CAKEPETER'S CAKEWILLIAM'S CAKEHOW TO MAKE A CHRISTMAS PUDDINGThe Ameliorator,Schoolboy's ApprenticeA BOOK OF VERSES FOR CHILDRENOTHER OF MR. GRANT RICHARDS'S PUBLICATIONS.Previous chapter ←HOW TO MAKE A CHRISTMAS PUDDINGNext chapter →Schoolboy's ApprenticeAll chapters and sections (76)The Dumpy Books for ChildrenCONTENTSIntroductionTHE WINDOW-BREAKERA GUNPOWDER PLOTPETER IMITATES THE CLOWNBEN'S HEAVY PUNISHMENTTHE CHIMNEY-SWEEPERTHE FIGHTING WICKET-KEEPERTHE GOOD SCHOLARTHE GOOD SCHOLAR FIGHTSTHE DEATH OF THE GOOD SCHOLAR'S FOEROBERT'S THOUGHTLESS BROTHERSJOE'S LIGHT PUNISHMENTFALSEHOOD "CORRECTED"THE SUPERIOR BOYSGEORGE'S CURIOUS TASTETHOMAS BROWN'S DISAPPOINTMENTCONSIDERATE PHILIPTHE MODELSPOLITENESSRICHARD'S REFORMATIONJAMES'S SACRIFICETHE EXCELLENT LORD MAYORCLEVER LITTLE THOMASWILLIAM'S ESCAPEREBECCA'S AFTERTHOUGHTA HINT TO MARY ANNEHOW TO WRITE A LETTERNEWS FOR PAPAMARIA'S CHARITYTHE NEGLECTED TURKPRIDE AND PRIGGISHNESSHOW TO LOOK WHEN SPEAKINGISABELLA'S PARACHUTEMARIA SNUBBEDMATILDA'S EXTRAVAGANCEPAPA'S WATCHFULNESSISABELLA'S DEFEATTHE TWO PATIENTSFANNY'S BAD HABITSARAH'S DANGERTHE HOYDENTHE GIDDY GIRLA WARNING TO FRANCESPLAYING WITH FIREHOW TO HEAL A BURNMARY ANNE'S KINDNESSAMBITIOUS SOPHYDRESSED OR UNDRESSEDMRS. BIRCH'S INFLUENCEREBELLIOUS FRANCESTHE HARMLESS COWTHE HARMLESS WORMTHE BAD DONKEY-BOY'S GOOD FORTUNEGRATEFUL CARLOGRATEFUL LUCYGRATEFUL TRUSTYSOMETHING IN STORE FOR RICHARDTHE RESULT OF CRUELTYWHAT IS BEST FOR CHILDRENBILLY GILL'S GOOD FORTUNECIVIL SPEECHTHE COOK'S REBUKETHE LOST PUDDINGSAMMY SMITH'S SAD FATESTUPID WILLIAMPOISONOUS FRUITHARRY'S CAKEPETER'S CAKEWILLIAM'S CAKEHOW TO MAKE A CHRISTMAS PUDDINGThe Ameliorator,Schoolboy's ApprenticeA BOOK OF VERSES FOR CHILDRENOTHER OF MR. GRANT RICHARDS'S PUBLICATIONS.AND THE← HOW TO MAKE A CHRISTMAS PUDDINGSchoolboy's Apprentice →