Jenny Age 3

Jenny Story Age 3 – Beth A.

When Jenny was three years old, she was not a very obedient child; in fact she was sometimes down right rebellious. Gordon also had problems with quick, cheerful, and complete obedience. So Jenny’s parents decided to try something to help their children learn to obey. “We are going to play a game,” Jenny’s mother said. “It is called ‘Obedience Practice.’ When Daddy or I tell you what to do, I want you to say “Yes, Mother,” or “Yes, Daddy,” and go do it immediately. We will set aside time to play Obedience Practice.”
Every evening for the next two weeks, they played Obedience Practice. Daddy requested, “Gordon, I want you to take your shoes and put them in your room.”
“Yes, Daddy,” five-year-old Gordon replied, feeling slightly silly, but he went to do it.
“Thank you, Gordon,” Daddy said. “Now I want you to put my coffee cup in the kitchen.”
Mother said, “Jenny, I want you to take this newspaper and put it in the newspaper rack.”
“Yes, Mother,” Jenny giggled, and went to do it. Was it always going to be this fun?
“Jenny, please hand my book to me,” Mother asked.
“But, Mother, it’s right beside you!” Jenny replied.
“No ‘buts’. Try again,” Mother said. “Jenny, please hand my book to me.”
“Yes, Mother,” she said sassily when her pride was hurt, but handed the book to Mother.
“When you are told something to do you need to do it without talking back,” Mother corrected. She sighed.
“Please go get a blank piece of paper for me, Jenny,” Daddy said.
“Yes, Daddy.”
Mother and Daddy sometimes told them silly things to do just for fun, and other times they were told to do a chore or to straighten up the room. Another day, while Dad was at work, Gordon and Jenny were playing on their swing-set, while Mother was working in the garden. “Jenny, please go get me the watering can,” Mother asked.
“Sure,” Jenny said happily as she hopped off of the swing.
“Thank you, Jenny. You are learning to quickly and cheerfully obey me. Obedience will be a blessing all of your life!”
“Gordon, bring me the dandelion digger from the hook in the garage, “ Mother instructed. Gordon quickly retrieved the tool and received Mother’s approving smile. It was the Obedience Practice Game that helped both Gordon and Jenny to develop the habit of cheerfully and quickly obeying. Mother and Daddy always thanked the children for their efforts to obey them.
One day as Gordon and Jenny were tossing a ball in the front yard, the ball went into the busy street. As Jenny started running after the ball, Mother, who was watching out the open kitchen window, yelled, “Jenny! Stop!” Jenny stopped “dead still” at the edge of the street. Just then the ball was run over by a speeding motorcycle. When Gordon and Jenny came inside crying about their busted ball, Mother said, “Jenny, I am so glad you have learned to obey me immediately. If you hadn’t obeyed me today, you would have gotten run over by the motorcycle and you would be terribly sick or even dead! You see how obedience will save your life!”
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