Lazy Jack is a lazy man who lives in the countryside with his mother. After his mother grows tired of supporting him, she sends Jack to find work. Jack takes on several jobs, but loses his pay each time due to his laziness. At his last job in a stable, Jack carries a donkey on his shoulders to the castle, making the sad princess smile and laugh for the first time. Jack and the princess later marry.

1. Lazy Jack by Tony Ross
Characters
Lazy Jack
Jack's Mother
Sad Princess
King and Queen
Setting
It all starts at the countryside.
Jack and his mother live at the countryside.
First, he goes to work for a farmer.
He also goes to work for a cow-keeper.
After that, he works in a sausage factory.
Next, he works in a bakery.

2. Later, he finds a job at a diary.
His last job is in a stable.
Finally, he meets the sad princess in the castle.
Happenings
The farmer pays Jack with a shiny pound, but he drops it into the water.
The keeper gives him a jug of milk, and he carries into his pocket.
At the dairy, he gets a cheese, but he carries it on his head and it melts.
The baker gives him a cake, but he carries it with a string on the floor.
The princess smiles when she sees Jack with the donkey.
At the stable, he gets a donkey. He carries it on his shoulders.
He gets a cat at the sausage factory, but he carries it on his arms and it scratches his face.
Jack and the princess marry.
Big Ideas from Story
Jack is the laziest person in the world. His mother is tired of him, so she sends him to find a
job.
A sad princess lives in a castle. She never laughs, she never smiles.
The princess sees Jack with a donkey on his shoulders. She finds it so funny, so she smiles.