ReadOasis Step 3
(Part 1)

Jack was a lazy boy who would not work to help his widowed mother. At last they both became very poor, and the old woman had to sell her only cow. With the money, they could buy food and stay alive. She sent Jack to the market with the cow, saying, “Be sure and sell it for a good price!”

As Jack was walking along the road to the market, he met a meat buyer. The man offered to buy the cow for a hat full of beans. Jack thought the beans looked very pretty and colorful. ...