Directions: Read the following story and answer the question that follows.

Once upon a time, there was a boy whose name was Jack and he lived with his mother. They were very poor and the old woman earned her living by spinning. Jack would do nothing, but bask in the sun during the day and sit by the fire place in the evening. So, they called him Lazy Jack. His mother at last told him, that if he did not begin to work for his porridge, she would turn him out.

Jack’s mother earned money by