‘I’m wondering if I can’t get an enemy!’ Teddy proceeded, folding his small arms and looking up at his uncle steadily; ‘all good people had enemies in the Bible, and I haven’t one, I should like to have a good right down enemy!’
‘Fightin’ ain’t the only grand thing in this world; peace is grander.’
Teddy Platt, a quick-footed, imaginative boy, lives with his mother, grandmother, and uncle in a little village. And if you look closely, you will see that Teddy’s coat has a little brass button sewed to it.
This button is the subject of a riveting tale told by Teddy all over his village. He had lost his father in a battle, but he died with honour, rescuing a fellow soldier, sacrificing his life. And when Teddy’s father’s coat returned home, it had only one button left on it. His father’s last button.
Everyone loves this little story-teller, except a little girl, who declares that she doesn’t believe a word of Teddy’s tales. Teddy learns what it is to be a peacemaker, and that he has a greater enemy than he could have ever imagined – himself.
Amelia Sophia Le Feuvre (1861-1929) was born in Blackheath, London, England, and wrote more that 65 books in her career.
