Jack And The Magic Harp Structure

Walt: Retell the main parts of the story in the right order.

Orientation/Introduction Who were the characters and what was life like for them? (1st paragraph on page 2)	Answer Jack and his Mum.There was a poor widow who lived with her son Jack.
Problem (2nd paragraph on page 2)	When they had nothing left to eat, Jacks mother sent him off to the fair to sell the brown cow.
Action 1 What did Jack do? (page 2- beginning of 5)	He went to the fair to sell the black cow and then a man came up to him and said would you like to buy a bee with a harp and jack said but I got no money and the little man said if you give me the black cow you can have the bee and the magic harp and he thought it will make his mother laugh.
Problem What did his mother think? (page beginning of 6)	His mother said that he was a foolish boy because he sold the cow for a magic harp with a bee.
Action 2 What did Jack  do? (page 6- beginning of 9)	Jack’s  mother laugh till her side hurt. But she was very angry with him you foolish boy she said.We still have no food and no money. Tomorrow you must sell the white cow.
Problem What did his mother think? (page beginning of 10)	Jack’s  mother laugh till her side hurt. But she was very angry with him you foolish boy she said.We still have no food and no money. Tomorrow you must sell the white cow.
Action 3 What did Jack had  do? What did his mother think? (page 10 - beginning of 13)	Jack’s  mother laugh till her side hurt. But she was very angry with him you foolish boy she said.We still have no food and no money. Tomorrow you must sell the white cow. Would you like to buy the grasshopper today? The man asked.Yes I should, said jack. The grasshopper would make my mother laugh. But I have no money.If you give me your cow, said the man, I will give you the grasshopper.
Problem What did his mother think? (page  beginning of 14)	Jacks mother laughed till her sides hurt. But then she was furious with Jack.You foolish boy, she said.We still have nothing to eat and no food, and now all our cows are gone!
Action 4 What was the news? What did Jack do? (pages 14-17)	At the moment a neighbour came by.Have you heard the news? she said. The Kings daughter has not laughed for years. Now the King has promised to let her marry the first man who makes her laugh three times.
Resolution What happened at the end? (pages 18-20)	And that's how Jack won the princess and, in the end a Kingdom.