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Question
Why was Jo unhappy with the ending of Jack's story?
Solution
When Skunk's mother smacked the wizard for giving Skunk the smell of flowers, Jo, who was a child, thought she was being dumb. Jo wished for Skunk to regain his sense of smell and for his mother to be punished since she believed she was callous, cruel, and unfair.
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