Lazy Jack and Other Stories is a charming collection of traditional children's tales. The titular story, "Lazy Jack," follows a famously unmotivated boy who is forced to get a job. Because he always follows his mother's advice exactly one day too late, he hilariously ruins all his wages—such as pouring milk into his pockets—until he successfully makes a mournful princess laugh by carrying a donkey on his shoulders, ultimately winning her hand in marriage
