Jack and Beanstalks

Jack and Beanstalks

Long ago there lived a mother and her son. The son’s name was Jack. one day the mother said to Jack

 

MOTHER: We have no money. We need money or we will starve.

We have to sell our cow.

JACK: Okay mother. I will take the cow to the market and sell her.

 

On the way to town, Jack came across a man coming down the road.

 

 

MAN: Hello there boy. Are you taking your cow to town to sell?

JACK: Yes sir. Do you want to buy her? She is only five hundred dollars.

MAN: Well, how about trade the cow for something better.

JACK: What do you have that is better than money?

MAN: Magic Beans! (Holds out magic beans)

JACK: Wow! OK! Here is the cow. Thank you so much!

 

Jack was so excited, so he ran all the way home.

 

JACK: Mother, Look what I got for our cow. Magic beans!

MOTHER: Magic beans!? You stupid boy! How could you be so foolish? There is no such thing as magic beans! (MOTHER throws beans out the window.)

MOTHER: Now we have nothing to eat for dinner! We will go to bed hungry!

    

Next morning, Jack and his mother had a big surprise. During the night, the beans had sprouted. They had grown into a thick beanstalk so tall that it was in the clouds.

 

MOTHER: Look! The magic beans were real. look outside!    

JACK: I wonder where it ends. I will climb up to the top.

 

He jumped on the beanstalk and began climbing. He climbed and climbed all day until he reached the clouds. At the very top, he found a path that took him to the front door of an enormous house.

JACK knocks the front door

JACK: Hello? Knock knock! Is anybody home?

GIANT’S WIFE answers the door.

GIANT’S WIFE: What do you want, young beggar?

JACK: Please, ma’am, I’m hungry and thirsty.

GIANT’S WIFE: You’ll be worse off if you don’t go away. My husband likes to eat little boys and he will soon be home.

 

Suddenly, the earth shook with the giant’s footsteps.

GIANT stomps into the house.

GIANT’S WIFE: Quickly, my husband the giant is coming. If he sees you he’ll eat you for supper! Hide in the oven!

GIANT’S WIFE puts Jack in the oven, the giant enters.

 

 

 

GIANT: Fee – fi – fo – fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman.

GIANT’S WIFE: You must be smelling the delicious stew from last night’s dinner. I’ll bring you some.

GIANT: Never mind the stew. Bring me my magic hen!

GIANT’S WIFE brings GIANT his magic hen.

GIANT: Hen! Lay a golden egg for my supper! Now!

The hen lays a golden egg

JACK: A golden egg! If I steal that hen, my family will never be hungry again.

JACK runs out of the oven, grabs the hen and runs away.

 

GIANT: Come back here you dirty thief!

 

Jack ran like the wind. He climbed down the beanstalk but the giant was close behind him.

GIANT: I’ll squash you into jelly! I’ll boil you into soup! Come back here!

 

JACK: Mother, get an ax!

 

MOTHER: Quick! Chop down the beanstalk! 

(JACK chops down the beanstalk, GIANT falls down and dies.)

GIANT: Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

 

MOTHER: You killed the giant.

JACK: Mother, look what I found at the giant’s house, a hen that lays golden eggs.

MOTHER: Golden eggs?! oh!! We will never be hungry again!

JACK and MOTHER hug.