"Jack and the Beanstalk"

 


Once upon a time, there was a young boy named Jack who lived with his widowed mother in a small cottage. They were very poor, and their only source of income was their cow, Milky-White. But Milky-White had stopped giving milk, and they were facing starvation.

Jack's mother told him to take Milky-White to the market and sell her for the best price he could get. So, Jack set off, leading the cow. On the way, he met a strange old man who offered him a handful of colorful beans in exchange for Milky-White. The man claimed they were magic beans.

Jack, intrigued, traded the cow for the beans and hurried home, excited to show his mother. But when she saw the beans, she was furious. She scolded Jack for being foolish and threw the beans out the window in disgust.

That night, Jack went to bed hungry and upset. When he woke up the next morning, he was amazed to see a giant beanstalk growing outside his window. It stretched up into the clouds and disappeared from sight. The magic beans had indeed been magic!

Curious and adventurous, Jack decided to climb the beanstalk. He climbed and climbed, higher and higher, until he reached the top. There, he found himself in a strange land, with a magnificent castle in the distance.

Jack walked towards the castle and knocked on the door. A large, stern-looking woman answered. Jack asked for some food and shelter, and despite her initial hesitation, she took pity on him and let him in. She warned him, however, that her husband was a giant, and he would not be pleased to find a human in his home.

She hid Jack in the oven just as the giant returned. The giant stomped into the kitchen, sniffing the air. "Fee-fi-fo-fum! I smell the blood of an Englishman! Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"

 he roared.   he giant's wife tried to calm him down, saying it was just the smell of the food. The giant ate a large meal and then asked his wife to bring him his golden hen that laid golden eggs. He commanded the hen to "Lay!" and it laid a golden egg. The giant counted his golden eggs and then fell asleep.

While the giant slept, Jack crept out of the oven and grabbed the golden hen. He quickly climbed down the beanstalk and showed his mother the hen. They were overjoyed, as the golden eggs would solve their financial problems.

But Jack's adventurous spirit wouldn't let him rest. He climbed the beanstalk again and returned to the giant's castle. This time, he hid under a table. The giant returned, sniffing the air again, but his wife reassured him. After eating, the giant asked for his golden harp. The harp played beautiful music, and the giant soon fell asleep.

Jack quietly grabbed the harp and started to sneak away, but the harp cried out, waking the giant. The giant chased Jack, roaring, "Fee-fi-fo-fum!" Jack ran as fast as he could, the giant close behind.

He reached the beanstalk and started to climb down, with the giant following. When Jack reached the bottom, he yelled to his mother to bring him an axe. He chopped down the beanstalk, and the giant fell to the ground with a tremendous crash, killing him instantly.

With the golden hen and the magic harp, Jack and his mother never had to worry about being poor again. They lived happily ever after.


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