This touching novel representing a chain of children's stories was published in the beginning of the previous century and unfolds the contemporary problems of the Victorian epoch. The book deals with serious religious questions, Christian values as they are seen by a child, trying to understand the world and give a meaning to it. A boy and a girl who are the main characters are learning the life and eventually they understand that they cannot reach their goals if they use force. They realize that only with the help of love life may get better and kinder. The problem, the book is dealing with, is the thought that everyone is his own greatest enemy with their own inner struggle themselves, their egoism and arrogance. In this fascinating story Amy LeFeuvre assists the children to see this inner battle taking place in their souls. Th author also rises the problem of relationship between children and their parents showing that they are not enemies and that the should stand together to overcome difficulties.