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100	1		_aUnknown
245	1	0	_aBusy Ben and Idle Isaac
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2019
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2019-06-05
508			_aProduced by hekula03, Robert Tonsing, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520			_a"Busy Ben and Idle Isaac" by Unknown is a moral children's story written in the late 19th century. This book contrasts the lives of two boys, Benjamin and Isaac, highlighting the virtues of industry and hard work against the consequences of laziness and idleness. It serves as an instructive tale aimed at young readers, emphasizing the value of productive habits. The narrative follows Busy Ben, a diligent and industrious boy, and Idle Isaac, who prefers leisure and idleness. As they grow up, Ben's hard work leads him to success and recognition, while Isaac's lazy ways leave him poor and regretful. Ben becomes a skilled shipbuilder and is eventually knighted, while Isaac struggles to find any meaningful work, ultimately becoming the town's cats' meat man. The story concludes with an uplifting note, as Ben offers to help Isaac learn the importance of saving and planning for the future, reinforcing the message that it’s never too late to change one's ways. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aWork ethic -- Juvenile fiction
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59676
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