Eye Service and Love Service

"Eye Service and Love Service" by Anonymous is a short story designed to teach a lesson, probably for kids in the late 1800s. The main idea is about how important it is to be honest and really care when you're helping or working, instead of just pretending when someone's watching. Two sisters, Bessie and Meggie, have to look after their house and baby brother while their mom's gone, and they decide to do a good job because they love and respect their mother. They don't give in when their neighbor, Jenny, who doesn't care as much, tries to get them to slack off. Jenny ends up with bad results because she doesn’t even try, whereas the sisters' hard work shows that real care comes from the heart, not just from following rules when someone's looking.