Jack
This is a story by Joseph Jacobs.
It is about a boy who doesn't think.
Jack likes sleeping all day.
He doesn't like working.
His mother says, "Jack, go and work. Get some money so we can eat."
Jack works on a farm.
He takes his money home to his mother.
The money falls in the river.
"Where is the money?" asks his mother.
"I don't know," he says.
Jack's mother is angry.
"Next time, put it in your pocket."
"Next time, I will," says Jack.
The next day, Jack gets some milk.
"Where's the milk?" asks his mother.
"In my pocket," says Jack.
"Next time, put it in your hand."
"Next time, I will," says Jack.
The next day, Jack gets a cat.
He takes the cat home in his hands.
But the cat scratches his hands.
"Next time, put it on some string."
"Next time, I will," says Jack.
The next day, Jack gets some meat.
He takes the meat home on a string.
The meat is dirty.
"Next time, put it on your head."
"Next time, I will," says Jack.
The next day, Jack gets a donkey.
A sad girl who cannot talk sees Jack.
She will talk again when she laughs.
She sees Jack with the donkey on his head.
She laughs.
"This boy is very funny," she says.
"You can talk!" says her father.
He is very happy and gives Jack a lot of money.
