Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Rumors yes, but what about...

I agree that this book is well written, however, the moral doesn't take into consideration when a child should tell an adult when they think they've seen something wrong happen. It wasn't the boy's fault that the town turned to gossip instead of investigating first. The message here could cause a child to think it is wrong to tell an adult when someone touches them inappropriately or hurts them or a real thief is stealing apples. So, while the prose is excellent in the end the moral leaves too much for the child to assume.