(Donkey via Wikimedia Commons)
-There was a boy named Jack who was miserable because his father wasn't nice to him
-Jack ran away to see if he had a better future elsewhere
-He basically ran until he felt like his legs were going to fall off
-He ran into an old woman who was gathering sticks (maybe make her a fairy godmother......)
-He was supposed to be her servant? He agreed hesitantly because he needed a home
-Change: when they get to her little house in the middle of the woods, he served her for twelve months and a day (to see if he was worthy maybe?)
-At the end of the day, she said she would give him his good wages so she gave him an ass
-He patted the donkey on the head and gold coins and gems fell out of his mouth....
-A golden stick that can grant one single wish
-Maybe make it to where he used the donkey to save his sister from their father? and then... have them build a kingdom of their own
-Even though he had all of the money in the world and it seemed like he had no problems left, he was still lonely. After a few years have passed, make him remember the golden stick so that he can marry someone
Bibliography: "The Ass, the Table, and the Stick" from English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs; link to the reading online
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