Ben & Kia Books for young readers

A series of books for young readers based on the moral values inspired
by Benjamin Franklin.

The collection of parables centre around Ben and Kia.

Kia is a student, looking for guidance to help him transition for adolescent to man hood. He has a mentor in Ben, who is a wise moral mentor, who guides Kia though a series of parables.

Each parable is based on a quote accredited to Benjamin Franklin.

Master Ben and Kia the young apprentice - vol 1

Master Ben and Kia the young apprentice. This series of books is based in a fantasy kingdom of knights, kings, brave warriors, princes, and princesses, dragons and sorcerers. The stories are written for a reading age of 9 – 12 years. Each book contains 12 chapters, each chapter explains the meaning of the quote.

Chapter 1 A Quarrelsome Man Has No Good Neighbours.
Chapter 2 A Child Thinks 20 Shillings And 20 Years Can Scarce Ever Be Spent
Chapter 3 A Flatterer Never Seems Absurd, The Flattered Always Takes His Word
Chapter 4 A Good Example Is The Best Sermon
Chapter 5 A Man In A Passion Rides A Mad Horse
Chapter 6 All Things Are Cheap To The Saving, Dear To The Wasteful
Chapter 7 All Would Live Long, But None Would Be Old
Chapter 8 An Egg Today Is Better Than A Hen Tomorrow
Chapter 9 Clean Your Finger, Before You Point At My Spots
Chapter 10 Being Ignorant Is Not So Much A Shame, As Being Unwilling To Learn.
Chapter 11 All Things Are Easy To Industry, All Things Difficult To Sloth
Chapter 12 Contentment And Riches Seldom Meet Together. Riches Take Thou, Contentment I Had Rather.

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Master Ben and Kia the young apprentice - vol 2

Chapter 1 A fat kitchen, a lean will
Chapter 2 A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.
Chapter 3 All blood is alike ancient
Chapter 4 A soft tongue may strike hard
Chapter 5 Anoint a villain and he’ll stab you; stab him, and he’ll anoint you
Chapter 6 Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbours.
Chapter 7 Buy what thou hast no need of; and ever long thou shalt sell thy necessaries.
Chapter 8 Distrust and caution are the parents of security.
Chapter 9 Drive thy business, or it will drive thee.
Chapter 10 Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it.
Chapter 11 Gifts much expected, are paid, not given.
Chapter 12 Great estates may venture more; little boats must keep near shore.

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Master Ben and Kia the young apprentice - vol 3

Chapter 1 A full belly makes a dull brain
Chapter 2 A mob’s a monster; heads enough, but no brains
Chapter 3 Ambition often spends foolishly what avarice had wickedly collected
Chapter 4 Anger and folly walk cheek by jole; repentance treads on both their heels
Chapter 5 Approve not of him that commends all you say
Chapter 6 Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing
Chapter 7 Calamity and prosperity are the touchstones of integrity
Chapter 8 Don’t judge of men’s wealth or piety, by their Sunday appearances
Chapter 9 Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise
Chapter 10 For age and want save while you may; no morning sun lasts a whole day
Chapter 11 Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never well mended
Chapter 12 Great famine when wolves eat wolves

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Master Ben and Kia the young apprentice - vol 4

Chapter 1 A good man is seldom uneasy, an ill one never easy
Chapter 2 After crosses and losses men grow humbler and wiser
Chapter 3 Despair ruins some, presumption many
Chapter 4 Anger warms the invention, but over-heats the oven
Chapter 5 Bad commentators spoil the best of books
Chapter 6 Better slip with foot than tongue
Chapter 7 Children and princes will quarrel for trifles
Chapter 8 Don’t think to hunt two hares with one dog
Chapter 9 Every man has assurance enough to boast of his honesty, few of their understanding
Chapter 10 Generous minds are all of kin
Chapter 11 Grace thou thy house, and let not that grace thee
Chapter 12 Great good-nature, without prudence, is a great misfortune

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Master Ben and Kia the young apprentice - vol 5

Chapter 1 Bad gains are truly losses
Chapter 2 Be always ashamed to catch thyself idle
Chapter 3 Beware of him that is slow to anger; he is angry for something, and will not be pleased for nothing
Chapter 4 Blessed is he that expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed
Chapter 5 Creditors have better memories than debtors
Chapter 6 Diligence overcomes difficulties, sloth makes them
Chapter 7 Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that’s the stuff life is made of
Chapter 8 Drink water; put the money in your pocket, and leave the dry-bellyache in the punch-bowl
Chapter 9 Experience keeps a dear school, yet fools will learn in no other
Chapter 10 Genius without education is like silver in the mine
Chapter 11 Graft good fruit all, or graft not at all
Chapter 12 Great merit is coy, as well as great pride

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Master Ben and Kia the young apprentice - vol 6

To be Available in Summer 2023

A series of books for young readers based on the moral values inspiredby Benjamin Franklin.

The collection of parables centre around Ben and Kia.

Master Ben and Kia the young apprentice - vol 1

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Master Ben and Kia the young apprentice - vol 2

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Master Ben and Kia the young apprentice - vol 3

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Master Ben and Kia the young apprentice - vol 4

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Master Ben and Kia the young apprentice - vol 5

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Master Ben and Kia the young apprentice - vol 6

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A series of books for young readers based on the moral values inspired
by Benjamin Franklin.