Tom Sawyer in Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"

Tom Sawyer is lazy and only helps when he has to. Mostly he finds ways for others to do the work. A great example is the fence painting.

Tom Sawyer gave a licking to Peter in the fence-painting incident from Mark Twain's novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." Tom convinced his friend to paint the fence by making it seem like an enjoyable activity, manipulating him into giving up his possessions in exchange for the chance to paint.

You associate Tom Sawyer's friend, Huckleberry Finn, the author Mark Twain, painting a picket fence, the Mississippi River, and adventure.

Tom has to paint the fence in Chapter 2 of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain.