You will think "generous" is a long word, but the stories will help you
to understand what it means.
Lilie was staying with her auntie, for her mother had gone on a voyage
with father in his ship.
One day Lilie heard a timid little knock at the back door. She ran to
open it, and saw standing outside a poor little girl about her own
size, with no shoes or stockings on. She asked for a piece of bread, and
Lilie's auntie went into the pantry to cut it. While she was away Lilie
noticed the little girl's bare feet, and, without thinking, she took off
her own shoes and gave them to her.
When the girl had gone, auntie asked, "Where are your shoes, Lilie?" And
she replied, "I gave them to the little girl, auntie. I do not think
mother would mind." It would have been better if Lilie had asked auntie
before she gave away her shoes; but auntie did not scold her; she only
said to herself, "What a generous little soul the child has".