Project Gutenberg 2006-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 174 Davis, Richard Harding 1864 1916 14009412 The Boy Scout E-text prepared by Jacqueline Jeremy and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "The Boy Scout" by Richard Harding Davis is a novella written in the early 20th century. This story revolves around the theme of personal sacrifice and the virtues of kindness as embodied by the Boy Scouts, illustrating the importance of performing good deeds. Through the narrative, the text explores the values and experiences of young boys engaged in outdoor activities and communal living. The plot follows Jimmie Reeder, a dedicated Boy Scout, as he embarks on an adventure to attend an annual camp on Hunter's Island. Throughout his journey, Jimmie demonstrates the Scout motto of doing a good turn daily, starting with giving a dime to his sister for the movies. During a challenging trek under the sweltering sun, he encounters a wealthy young man in a racing car who offers him a ride. However, Jimmie refuses to accept the ride, believing it would not constitute a genuine good turn as it would involve no sacrifice on his part. Instead, he remains committed to walking to fulfill his obligation to help others selflessly. This commitment, alongside a series of interwoven stories about other characters affected by Jimmie's decisions, underscores a broader message about the value of altruism and how one act of kindness can spark a chain of positive changes in the lives of many. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Boy Scouts -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 61673 2025-10-08T09:32:13.914370 text/html 60606 2006-10-08T17:10:28 text/html 361706 2025-10-08T09:32:17.872375 application/epub+zip 359409 2025-10-08T09:32:15.532397 application/epub+zip 89255 2025-10-08T09:32:14.512363 application/epub+zip 426853 2025-10-08T09:32:19.623398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416695 2025-10-08T09:32:17.243379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114918 2022-09-09T09:51:50.093087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52243 2025-10-08T09:32:13.624348 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51845 2021-01-01T13:43:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51853 2021-01-01T13:43:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20772 2025-10-08T09:32:19.753335 application/rdf+xml 10073 2025-10-08T09:32:15.009339 image/jpeg 2910 2025-10-08T09:32:14.760347 image/jpeg 20413 2021-01-01T13:43:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 282341 2021-01-01T13:43:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 20414 2021-01-01T13:43:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 345548 2025-10-08T09:32:13.930384 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia