"The Red Plant" by Lucy Ellen Guernsey is a story for children that explores what happens after a young girl named Flora Lester makes a bad choice that impacts her friends and neighbors. Flora gets herself into trouble when she steals a beautiful red plant that she admires from her neighbor's garden. After she takes it, Flora feels immense guilt and decides to return it. Before she can take it back, however, the plant goes missing! When a classmate's watch disappears, Flora gets blamed for that too, and she has to work hard to make things right again and regain her reputation, learning difficult lessons about honesty and accepting responsibility for her actions.
The red plant
By Lucy Ellen Guernsey
Envy leads a young girl to a series of unfortunate events after she succumbs to stealing a prized possession, resulting in accusations and a journey towards redemption.
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About the AuthorLucy Ellen Guernsey was a 19th-century American author who lived in Rochester, New York. She was a strong proponent of early education and moral development in children, although she never had children of her own. Throughout her most productive years (1855–85) she wrote over 60 novels, most of which were published by the American Sunday School Union. She was an active member of the Rochester community; she founded the first sewing school for working-class children and was involved establishing the Home for Aged Women. She edited a popular religious publication, The Parish Visitor, taught an adult biblical class for Sunday School, and was the president of the Christ Church Missionary Society (1881–85).
Lucy Ellen Guernsey was a 19th-century American author who lived in Rochester, New York. She was a strong proponent of early education and moral development in children, although she never had children of her own. Throughout her most productive years (1855–85) she wrote over 60 novels, most of which were published by the American Sunday School Union. She was an active member of the Rochester community; she founded the first sewing school for working-class children and was involved establishing the Home for Aged Women. She edited a popular religious publication, The Parish Visitor, taught an adult biblical class for Sunday School, and was the president of the Christ Church Missionary Society (1881–85).
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