Busy Ben and Idle Isaac by Unknown
"Busy Ben and Idle Isaac" by Unknown is a moral children's story written in the late 19th century. This book contrasts the lives of two boys, Benjamin and Isaac, highlighting the virtues of industry and hard work against the consequences of laziness and idleness. It serves as an instructive tale aimed at young readers, emphasizing the value of productive habits. The narrative follows Busy Ben, a diligent and industrious boy, and IdleIsaac, who prefers leisure and idleness. As they grow up, Ben's hard work leads him to success and recognition, while Isaac's lazy ways leave him poor and regretful. Ben becomes a skilled shipbuilder and is eventually knighted, while Isaac struggles to find any meaningful work, ultimately becoming the town's cats' meat man. The story concludes with an uplifting note, as Ben offers to help Isaac learn the importance of saving and planning for the future, reinforcing the message that it’s never too late to change one's ways. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Title | Busy Ben and Idle Isaac |
| Note | Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits | Produced by hekula03, Robert Tonsing, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Work ethic -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 59676 |
| Release Date | Jun 5, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 95 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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