The Basket of Flowers: Holiness and Truth Triumphant (Children's Audiobook)

Revised in 2024 to enhance readability and comprehension. The following story, originally read in French, immediately struck me as one that, with some modifications to convey clear and strong evangelical truths, would make an excellent addition to Sunday School libraries and appeal to young readers of all kinds. The story is deeply moving, and the lessons it teaches are both valuable and important. I've rarely encountered lessons of practical piety presented as simply as they are in this little book, all drawn from the beauties of nature. Almost every chapter contains sermons directed at young hearts, using flowers from the garden as their texts. The translation of the story is quite free, with significant omissions in many places and considerable additions in others.G.T. BedellNovember, 1832Paperback: https://amzn.to/4h8cd1fScroll Reader: https://scrollreader.com/audiobook/basket-of-flowers/Chapters(0:00) 1 - The Story of Mary(15:16) 2 - Mary at the Castle of the Count(25:17) 3 - The Diamond Ring Lost(33:56) 4 - Mary in Prison(40:35) 5 - The Trial of Mary(45:22) 6 - Mary's Father Visits Her In Prison(51:40) 7 - The Judgment of the Court(59:28) 8 - A Friend in Need(1:04:48) 9 - Mary and Her Father at Pine Cottage(1:12:12) 10 - The Sick Chamber(1:24:08) 11 - Death of Mary's Father(1:35:14) 12 - Mary Meets with Fresh Trials(1:41:01) 13 - The Moonlight Journey(1:46:09) 14 - The Churchyard Meeting(1:50:23) 15 - The Countess's Narrative(1:57:50) 16 - Story of the Finding of the Ring(2:09:10) 17 - Injustice Acknowledged and Repaired(2:12:18) 18 - An Evening at the Castle(2:15:54) 19 - Visit to Pine Farm(2:19:32) 20 - Results of Loving the World(2:24:30) 21 - Mary's Spirit of Forgiveness(2:27:54) 22 - Mary's Happy and Useful Life(2:30:40) 23 - The Tomb of Mary’s Father