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<v Speaker 1>Lazy Jack written by Flora Annie Steele. Once upon a

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<v Speaker 1>time there was a boy named Jack. He lived with

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<v Speaker 1>his mother on an open land. They were very poor,

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<v Speaker 1>and the old woman got her living by spinning. But

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<v Speaker 1>Jack was so lazy that he would do nothing but

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy the warmth of sun in the hot weather and

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<v Speaker 1>sit by the corner of the hearth in the winter time.

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<v Speaker 1>So they called him lazy Jack. His mother could not

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<v Speaker 1>get him to do anything for her, and at last

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<v Speaker 1>told him one Monday that if he did not begin

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<v Speaker 1>to work for his food, she would turn him out

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<v Speaker 1>to get his living as he could. This roused Jack,

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<v Speaker 1>and he went out and hired himself for the next

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<v Speaker 1>day to a neighboring farmer for a penny. But as

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<v Speaker 1>he was coming home, he lost the penny in passing

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<v Speaker 1>over a brook. Stupid, said his mother, you should have

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<v Speaker 1>put it in your pocket. I will do so another time,

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<v Speaker 1>replied Jack. Well, the next day, Jack went out again

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<v Speaker 1>and hired himself to a cowkeeper, who gave him a

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<v Speaker 1>jar of milk for his day's work. Jack took the

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<v Speaker 1>jar and put it into the large pocket off his jacket,

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<v Speaker 1>spilling it all long before he got home. You stupid,

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<v Speaker 1>said his mother. You should have carried it on your head.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll do so another time, said Jack. So. The following day,

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<v Speaker 1>Jack hired himself again to a farmer who agreed to

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<v Speaker 1>give him a cream cheese for his services. In the evening,

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<v Speaker 1>Jack took the cheese and went home with it on

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<v Speaker 1>his head. By the time he got home, the cheese

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<v Speaker 1>was all spoiled, part of being lost, and part matted

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<v Speaker 1>with his hair. You stupid, said his mother. You should

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<v Speaker 1>have carried it very carefully in your hands. I'll do

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<v Speaker 1>so another time, replied Jack. Now. The next day, lazy

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<v Speaker 1>Jack again went out and hired himself to a baker

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<v Speaker 1>who would give him nothing for his work but a

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<v Speaker 1>large tom cat. Jack took the cat and began carrying

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<v Speaker 1>it very carefully in his hands, but in a short

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<v Speaker 1>time pussy scratched him so much that he was compelled

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<v Speaker 1>to let it go. When he got home, his mother

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<v Speaker 1>said to him, you silly fellow, you should have tied

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<v Speaker 1>it with a string and dragged it along after you.

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<v Speaker 1>I will do so another time, said Jack. So. On

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<v Speaker 1>the following day, Jack hired himself to a butcher, who

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<v Speaker 1>rewarded him by the handsome present of a shoulder of

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<v Speaker 1>a mutton. Jack took the mutton, tied it with a string,

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<v Speaker 1>and trailed it along after him in the dirt, so

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<v Speaker 1>that by the time he had got home the meat

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<v Speaker 1>was completely spoiled. His mother was this time quite out

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<v Speaker 1>of patience with him, for the next day was Sunday,

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<v Speaker 1>and she was obliged to do with cabbage for her dinner.

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<v Speaker 1>You stupid, said she to her son. You should have

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<v Speaker 1>carried it on your shoulder. I'll do so another time,

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<v Speaker 1>replied Jack. The next day, Lizzy Jack again went out

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<v Speaker 1>and hired himself to a goose herd, who would give

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<v Speaker 1>him nothing for his work but two large goose eggs.

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<v Speaker 1>Jack took the eggs and began carrying it very carefully

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<v Speaker 1>in his hands, But on the way to home he

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<v Speaker 1>stumbled over the stone and got the eggs broken. You stupid,

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<v Speaker 1>said his mother. You should have carried the eggs in

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<v Speaker 1>an egg tray. I'll do so another time, replied Jack. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>on the Monday, lazy Jack went once more and hired

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<v Speaker 1>himself to a cattle keeper, who gave him a donkey

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<v Speaker 1>for his trouble. Now, though Jack was strong, he found

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<v Speaker 1>it hard to hoist the donkey on his shoulders. But

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<v Speaker 1>at last he did it and began walking home slowly

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<v Speaker 1>with his prize. Now, it so happened that in the

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<v Speaker 1>course of his journey he passed a house where a

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<v Speaker 1>rich man lived with his only daughter, a beautiful girl

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<v Speaker 1>who was deaf and dumb, and she had never laughed

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<v Speaker 1>in her life, and the doctors said she would never

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<v Speaker 1>speak till somebody made her laugh. So the father had

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<v Speaker 1>given out that any man who made her love would

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<v Speaker 1>receive her hand in marriage. Now, this young lady happened

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<v Speaker 1>to be looking out of the window when Jack was

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<v Speaker 1>passing by with the donkey on his shoulders, and the

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<v Speaker 1>poor beast, with its legs ticking up in the air,

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<v Speaker 1>was kicking violently, and he hawing with all its might. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>the sight was so comical that she burst out into

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<v Speaker 1>a great fit of laughter, and immediately recovered her speech

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<v Speaker 1>and hearing her father was overjoyed and fulfilled his promise

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<v Speaker 1>by marrying her to lazy Jack, who was thus made

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<v Speaker 1>a rid gentleman. They lived in a large house, and

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<v Speaker 1>Jack's mother lived with them in great happiness.