Once there was a jolly swagman that was not so jolly. He met a man that was big, tall and mean. At first he thought it was his lucky day, but it wasn’t. He did find $100,000 in the sewer but the big mean man took all of the money. The man said “go away this is my money’’. The swagman was upset and devastated as he would have to keep going from place to place looking for food.
He got out of the sewer and found a barn. The swagman met a hungry dog. They were so hungry they ate leaves! But they found a cow, the dog was that hungry it bit the cow. The dog got taken away by the pound and the swagman found a farmer.
The farmer needed help so the swagman said “if you give me shelter and food, I’ll help you’’. And the farmer shouted “NO!!!!’’ so the swagman went to sleep near a water hole under the shade of a gum tree.
The next morning the swagman made a fire and stole a sheep. He cooked it and ate it all up and he used the wool for warmth. It was lucky the farmer did not notice that it was missing.
The swagman got greedy and took another sheep , cow and a horse. The farmer noticed the animals were gone and he was angry and frustrated as he stole his animals. The farmer saw the swagman
and in his anger he contacted the police.
The swagman saw the police with their big hats and serious faces. The swagman tried running but the police had big fast horses . He tried hiding in the barn but the farmer found him that time. He did not know what to do? There was only one option left, he had to drown himself in the water hole as he was so sad because of what he had become. So that is exactly what he did. And that was the end to the not so jolly swag man