LAZY BUT LUCKY

John loved to rest all day by the fire while his uncle sold flowers at the market. One day, tired with his laziness, the uncle sent John to work. "But what should I sell?" the boy asked. The uncle thought for a minute and then said "The ashes from your fire". So John went to the market and tried to sell his ashes. At the market, a woman said to Juan: "Oh, my. No one is going to buy that. Take this coin... you poor thing!" With his coin the boy decided to buy a scary devil mask.

Happy with his mask, John went to the woods to make a fire and rest. But a group of robbers saw the flames and came to warm themselves next to the fire. Soon they all fell asleep.

When they woke up, the robbers saw John with his mask on and they got scared. They thought that he was the devil for real! They left in a hurry and left all of their stolen treasures behind.

John brought the treasures home. His uncle was surprised to see all that the boy had received in exchange for his ashes!

1. Where did John love to rest?
2. What did his uncle do for a living?
3. What did John’s uncle made him sell?
4. What did John do with the coin that the woman in the market gave him?
5. How did John get the stolen treasures?