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Life in the making: 335 total pages.

satisfactory theory to which he may add later on. Then he will turn his thoughts to more practical problems. But just now he must not be scolded and sent away un­answered. Neither is it wise to tell him everything. He should be given a certain amount of information and encouraged to think other things out for him-self. Sunday-school teachers will appreciate the opportunity which comes to them to tell of the Father whose love and care lie behind the world of nature. Appreciation of Stories. With this increasing store of information comes the ability to appreciate stories. Have you ever tried to tell a story to a very young child? Were you disappointed in his lack of interest and enjoyment? If you wish to know just about how complicated a story a child of two and a half or three years can follow, get one of them to tell you a story. It will be very brief and simple, really not a story at all but an incident. His experience is too limited, his knowledge too slight for him to follow a real story. But in this second stage of child development comes the power to appreciate real stories. True, they must be

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