Some one had brought baby a parcel of sweets. They were rather sticky,
but baby did not mind that when the colours were so pretty! There were
pink, blue, red and yellow sweets, and she was greatly pleased with
them. Baby was very kind and unselfish, so she wanted us all to share
her sweets, and picking one out with her little chubby fingers, (which
were not any too clean), she offered it to mamma. You see baby was very
tiny, and had not yet learnt that sweets should always be offered in the
paper or box, and not be touched by the fingers at all. But mamma
explained this to her, and then baby lifted up the paper, and trotted
round to everybody, holding it out, and saying, "Please, take one".
Fruit and nuts should be offered in a plate or dish. It is not nice to
touch with our fingers anything that we are offering to others.
(Blackboard.)
Always offer Sweets in the Paper or Box.