CHAPTER 1 The Very Lazy Boy Long ago and far away there lived a poor woman and her son Ramay They lived in a small hut high in the mountains Ramay was a kind boy and his mother loved him very much But Ramay was lazy In fact he was very VERY lazy
He just sat outside all day doing nothing Hour after hour he watched the birds flying and the clouds floating by You are so lazy Ramay
His mother asked him to collect wood for the fire But Ramay just sat so the fire died out His mother asked him to sweep the floor But Ramay just sat so the dust got thicker and thicker Will you sweep the floor One day Ramay's mother lost her temper She was angry Lazybones she shouted at him
You are lazy and good for nothing Get out of this house Don't come back until you have done some honest work She chased him out of the hut and slammed the door behind him BANG
