IT PAYS TO BE PLEASANT
It seems even monkeys differ in disposition, and in this respect are like children. It is told of a small monkey hi the zoological garden at Marseilles that everyone who visited the place noticed him because he was always friendly and apparently sitting in front of his cage, bowing to everyone who passed. He never joined in the frequent quarrels that went on between the other monkeys in the cage, and never was cross or snappish over any real or fancied ‘ teasing ’ of which the boys were guilty. The result was he had many more dainties given him than the others received, and was remembered by all visitors because of his sunny disposition, when none of the others were thought of twice. Cross boys and girls lose many nice things they might have if they were not cross, and make themselves as well as others unhappy. Cultivate the habit of being pleasant. It pays.
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New Zealand Tablet, 6 March 1913, Page 62
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159IT PAYS TO BE PLEASANT New Zealand Tablet, 6 March 1913, Page 62
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