"Jack and the Beanstalk" tells the magical tale of a young boy named Jack who lives with his mother in a humble cottage. Desperate and poor, Jack trades their last cow for a handful of magical beans. Overnight, a colossal beanstalk grows into the sky, leading Jack to a giant's castle in the clouds. There, he encounters a fierce giant and discovers treasures, including a magical harp and a goose that lays golden eggs. With bravery and cunning, Jack outsmarts the giant, taking the treasures back to his mother, transforming their lives forever while learning important lessons about courage and responsibility. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called All Join in Story Plays .
There are 28 pages in this book. This book was published in 2001 by Walker Books Ltd .
Vivian French is a well-known author who has written over 150 books for children. Harry Horse was born in Coventry. He wrote and illustrated several children's books - including THE OGOPOGO, which won the Scottish Arts Council Writers' Award. He was well-known as a political cartoonist and produced cartoons for the New Yorker , The Guardian , Scotland on Sunday and The Scotsman . Harry died in 2007.
This book contains the following story:
Jack and the Beanstalk
˜Fee fie 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'. Lazy Jack lives with his poor mother in a little shack. They are so poor that one day she sends Jack off to market to sell their cow so they can buy food. On the way to market Jack meets a stranger who persuades him to part with the cow for some magic beans. When Jack returns home with no cow and no money his mother is furious and throws the beans out of the window. The next morning the two awake to find that a huge beanstalk has gronw from the beans. Jack climbs the beanstalk and finds a new land at the top complete with a castle and a very grumpy giant. Whilst the giant is asleep Jack steals a hen that lays golden eggs. On a second trip he steals bags of money. On the third trip he tries to steal a golden harp, but the harp calls for its master and the giant wakes up and follows Jack down the beanstalk. As soon as Jack reaches the ground, he sets to work to chop
