The Good-Natured Boy

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The <i>Good-Natured Boy</i> was published by J. Babcock & Sons of New Haven, Connecticut in 1825. The story was a moralistic tale, recounting the day of a young boy who gave food to a famished dog, revived a starving horse, and helped a blind man and a beggar. In his time of need all those he had helped came back to lend him hand. A companion tale, <i>The Ill-Natured Boy</i> was often included in collections of stories.