Jane Austen had a beloved copy of Goody Two-Shoes that told the story of Miss Margary. She and her brother lost their parents when they were young. They were so poor that they had no shoes. A kind man provided shoes for her. She was so proud of them that she soon became known as Goody Two-Shoes.
She learned to read and helped others learn as well, and was so good with children that she became the local teacher. She was also kind to animals and rescued a raven and a lamb. She made learning to read fun by hiding wooden letters around the school room for the children to find.
Though "Goody Two-Shoes" has a different meaning today, she was one of Jane's earliest heroines!
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