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In this beloved tale, Jack watches in amazement as his magic beans grow into a beanstalk that reaches beyond the clouds! Children will eagerly continue reading to see whether Jack can sneak past a hungry giant to rescue the golden harp.
Between the pages of the Brighter Child® Keepsake Stories books are the classic tales of magic, imagination, and inspiration that will delight children again and again. From the hard-working Red Hen to the foolish Gingerbread Man, these stories will capture children’s interest and spark their imagination page after page, inspiring a lifelong love of literature and reading. Each book includes 32 pages of fresh, captivating illustrations, and measures 8" x 8".
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| ISBN | 9781577683773 |
| Product Detail | Storybook |
| Series | Keepsake Stories |
| Topics | Center Management |
| Topics | Centers |
| Topics | Library Books |
| Subjects | Fiction |
| Subjects | Reading |
| Themes | Fairy Tales & Nursery Rhymes |
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Jack and the Beanstalk Story
This is the Jack And The Beanstalk Story.
Long ago, there once lived a poor widow who had an only son named Jack. Jack was very lazy, he never did any work. As time went by Jack and his widow mother became poorer and poorer. One summer day, Jack’s mother decided to finally sell the cow, she did not give any milk anymore. She asked Jack to go to the market and sell the cow.
Jack took the cow and set out for the market, he hadn’t gone very far when he met an old man. The old man asked where Jack was going with the cow. “I am going to the market to sell her,” Jack replied. The old man smiled and took out a piece of cloth from his pocket, opening it he showed Jack five beans. He told Jack that the beans were magical beans. “I will exchange these beans for the cow. If you plant the beans tonight, they’ll grow into the sky by tomorrow morning.” Also read, Wizard Of Oz Story.
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Jack thought it was a fair exchange because it meant he could go home right away and lie in the sun.
After making the exchange he ran back home, excited to have the magical beans. After reaching home, he showed the magic beans to his mother. Upon seeing some ordinary beans in her lazy son’s hands and no money, his mother got very angry and threw the beans out of the window. “You are stupid as well as lazy!” she scolded him and sent him to his bed without dinner.
The next morning Jack slept until late in the morning, when he woke up he wasn’t sure where he was. The room was dark. He quickly ran to his window and opened the curtains of his windows, when he did he was very surprised. He saw huge leaves and bright red flowers. Jack hurriedly dressed himself up and ran out into his garden.
Just outside the window, where his mother had thrown away the magical beans, grew a huge beanstalk. It went up into the sky and disappeared among the clouds. Without wasting another moment Jack quickly began climbing. He climbed and climbed, he climbed higher than the houses, higher than the treetops, higher than the clouds, he climbed until he reached the blue sky.
There he found a white straight road and started walking on it.
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By now he had become very hungry, so he kept walking hoping to find a place where he could beg for some breakfast. To his delight, he saw a castle with a large woman standing at the door. “Good morning!” Jack greeted her politely, “Would you be so kind as to give me some breakfast?”
The large woman looked at him and told him to run as fast as he could if he did not want to become breakfast himself. She also told him her husband was an Ogre and he liked nothing better than fried little boys for his breakfast.
Jack was scared, but he was too hungry to go back. He pleaded with the Ogre’s wife and asked her if she would hide Jack from her husband. The Ogre’s wife was kind, so she took Jack in and gave him some bread and milk. Just as Jack was finishing his breakfast, he suddenly heard a noise.
It was the Ogre. He was walking on the white road towards the castle.
The Ogre’s wife grabbed Jack and hid him in the oven. The Ogre came in loudly singing “I smell an Englishman. I’ll grind his bones and make bread.” The Ogre’s wife laid down his breakfast on the table and said “Nonsense! You are always saying you smell Englishmen. Now eat your breakfast.”
Jack peeped out of his hiding-place and was terrified to see the huge Ogre. He was big and ugly. After finishing his breakfast the Ogre asked his wife to bring him the bags of gold coins. The Ogre counted the coins from the bags his wife brought him and then fell asleep. Jack saw that the Ogre was fast asleep, he quickly came out, climbed the table, and grabbed one of the bags of gold coins. He ran away from the castle and straight down the road, down the beanstalk to his own garden.
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Once in his garden he ran to his mother, “Mother, look what I have brought for you from the top of the beanstalk! ” he exclaimed as he emptied the bag of gold coins onto the kitchen table.
The poor widow was pleased to have her boy home and now they had money to buy whatever they needed.
Some days later, Jack took a look inside the bag and noticed there weren’t many gold coins left. He decided to climb the beanstalk one more time, but this time, he disguised himself so that the woman would not recognize him. When he reached the castle the woman let him in like the last time and gave him some food. You may also like, The Giving Tree Story.
The Ogre returned to the castle in the evening, whereupon Jack hid in a copper pot. The Ogre called his wife, this time, he asked her to bring him his golden hen. The wife brought him the hen and placed it on the table. “Lay!” roared the Ogre and the hen laid an egg. A solid gold egg.
“Lay another!” commanded the Ogre, the hen laid another solid gold egg. Only this time, bigger than the last one. When Jack saw the golden eggs, eyes his eyes nearly popped out of his head.
Soon after that, the Ogre fell asleep on the table and when Jack was sure nobody was around, he came out of hiding.
He climbed out of the copper pot and grabbed the Ogre’s precious hen. The moment Jack grabbed the hen, it began to squawk. Jack quickly ran towards the door.
The Ogre woke up when he heard the hen squawking. He started running after Jack when he saw that Jack was running with his hen. Jack ran as fast as he could on the white straight road with the Ogre chasing him. The Ogre’s strides were big, even though Jack was running faster than he had run in his entire life, Ogre was almost close. The people in the world below thought they heard an earthquake.
Just as the Ogre reached out to grab Jack, Jack slipped swiftly down the beanstalk. The Ogre was furious, he stopped for a moment and wondered if the plant could handle his weight. Then he began to climb down the beanstalk, slowly. The beanstalk began to sway and creak. Jack realized that the Ogre was climbing down after him, he went even faster than before. When he reached his garden he shouted, “Quick mother, bring me the ax!”
He grabbed the ax from his mother’s hand, handed the hen to his mother, and quickly began chopping the beanstalk.
As Jack chopped the beanstalk, it swayed and creaked, then it crashed into the ground along with the Ogre. The Ogre lay dead among the bright red flowers and massive leaves of the magical beanstalk.
Jack and his mother lived with the hen that lay golden eggs happily ever after. The hen brought them more riches than they could ever spend.
Don’t forget to check out the printable version of this story on Pinterest from here.Here is a visual depiction of, “Jack And The Beanstalk Story”. See the video story below,
Fairy tale "Jack and the beanstalk". Read online.
Once upon a time there lived a poor widow, and she had only one son, Jack, and a cow Belyanka. The cow gave milk every morning, and the mother and son sold it in the bazaar - this is how they lived. But one time Belyanka did not give milk, and they simply did not know what to do.
— How can we be? How to be? said the mother, wringing her hands.
— Cheer up, mother! Jack said. - I'll get someone to work with.
— Yes, you already tried to get hired, but no one hires you, — answered the mother. “No, apparently, we’ll have to sell our Belyanka and open a shop with the proceeds or do some other business. nine0003
“Okay, Mom,” Jack agreed. - Today is just a market day, and I will quickly sell Belyanka. And then we'll decide what to do.
And so Jack took the reins in his hands and led the cow to the market. But he did not have time to go far, as he met with some wonderful old man.
Good morning, Jack! said the old man.
— Good morning to you too! - answered Jack, and he himself is surprised: how does the old man know his name?
— Well, Jack, where are you going? asked the old man. nine0003
- To the market, to sell a cow.
— Yes, yes! Who should trade cows if not you! the old man laughed. “Tell me, how many beans does it take to make five?”
- Exactly two in each hand and one in your mouth! - answered Jack: he was not a small mistake.
- That's right! said the old man. “Look, here they are, those same beans!” - and the old man pulled out a handful of some outlandish beans from his pocket. “And since you’re so smart,” the old man continued, “I’m not averse to swapping with you—beans for you, a cow for me!” nine0003
- Go on your way! Jack got angry. - That would be better!
"Uh, you don't know what beans are," said the old man. “Plant them in the evening, and by morning they will grow to the sky.
— Yes, well? Truth? Jack was surprised.
- The real truth! And if not, take your cow back.
- Okay! - Jack agreed: he gave the old man Belyanka, and put the beans in his pocket.
Jack turned back and came home early - it was not yet dark.
- How! Are you back yet, Jack? mother was surprised. - I see Belyanka is not with you, so you sold her? How much did they give you for it?
- You'll never guess, mom! Jack replied.
— Yes, well? Oh my good! Five pounds? Ten? Fifteen? Well, twenty something would not give!
- I said - you can't guess! What can you say about these beans? They are magical.
Plant them in the evening and...
— What?! cried Jack's mother. “Are you really such a fool, such a fool, such an ass, that you gave away my Belyanka, the most dairy cow in the whole area, and besides, smooth, well-fed, for a handful of some bad beans?” It is for you! It is for you! It is for you! And your precious beans - get them out the window! .. Well, now you can sleep well! And don't ask for food - you still won't get a sip or a piece! nine0003
And then Jack went up to his attic, to his little room, sad, very sad: he felt sorry for his mother, and he himself was left without supper.
Finally he did fall asleep.
And when I woke up, I barely recognized my room. The sun illuminated only one corner, and around it was dark, dark.
Jack jumped out of bed, got dressed and went to the window. And what did he see? Yes, something like a big tree. And it's his beans that sprouted. In the evening, Jack's mother threw them out of the window into the garden, they sprouted, and the huge stalk stretched and stretched up and up until it grew to the very sky.
It turns out that the old man spoke the truth! nine0003
The beanstalk grew right next to Jack's window. Here Jack opened the window, jumped on the stalk and climbed up as if on a ladder. And he kept climbing, and climbing, and climbing, and climbing, and climbing, and climbing, until, finally, he reached the very sky. There he saw a long and wide road, as straight as an arrow. I went along this road, and kept walking, and walking, and walking, until I came to a huge, huge tall house. And at the threshold of this house stood a huge, enormous, tall woman.
— Good morning, ma'am! Jack said very politely. “Be so kind as to give me something to eat, please!” nine0003
After all, Jack went to bed without supper and was now hungry as a wolf.
— Would you like to have breakfast? - said a huge, enormous, tall woman. “You yourself will get another for breakfast if you don’t get out of here!” My husband is a cannibal, and his favorite food is boys fried in breadcrumbs. You'd better leave while you're safe, otherwise he'll be back soon.
— Oh, madame, I beg you, give me something to eat! Jack didn't hesitate. “I haven’t had a crumb in my mouth since yesterday morning. I speak the true truth. And does it matter if they fry me or I will die of hunger? nine0003
I must say that the cannibal was a good woman. She took Jack into the kitchen and gave him a piece of bread and cheese and a pitcher of milk. But before Jack had time to eat even half of breakfast, when suddenly - top! top! top! The whole house shook from someone's footsteps.
- Oh my God! Yes, that's my old man! gasped the cannibal. - What to do? Quickly jump here!
And just as she pushed Jack into the furnace, the ogre himself entered.
Well, he was great - a mountain-mountain! Three calves were dangling from his belt, tied by the legs. The cannibal untied them, threw them on the table and said:
— Come on, wife, fry me a couple for breakfast! Wow! What does it smell like here?
Fi-fi-fo-fam,
I smell the spirit of the British there.
Whether he is dead or alive,
He will be included in my breakfast.
— What are you, hubby? his wife told him. - You've got it. Or maybe it still smells like that little boy that we had yesterday for dinner - remember, he came to your taste. Come on, wash your face and change, and in the meantime I will prepare breakfast.
The ogre came out, and Jack was about to get out of the oven and run away, but the ogre did not let him in. nine0003
“Wait until he falls asleep,” she said. After breakfast he always goes to sleep.
And so the ogre had breakfast, then went up to a huge chest, took out two sacks of gold and sat down to count the coins. He counted, counted, finally began to nod off and began to snore, so much so that again the whole house began to shake.
Then Jack slowly got out of the furnace, tiptoed past the ogre, grabbed one bag of gold and God bless! rushed to the beanstalk. He threw the bag down, right into the garden, and he himself began to go down the stem, lower and lower, until, at last, he found himself at his house.
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Jack told his mother about everything that happened to him, handed her a bag of gold and said:
— Well, Mom, did I tell the truth about my beans? You see, they are really magical!
And so Jack and his mother began to live on the money that was in the bag. But in the end, the bag was empty, and Jack decided to try his luck at the top of the beanstalk one more time. One fine morning he got up early and climbed the beanstalk and climbed, and climbed, and climbed, and climbed, and climbed, and climbed, until finally he found himself on a familiar road and reached along it to a huge, enormous tall at home. Like last time, a huge, enormous, tall woman was standing at the threshold. nine0003
“Good morning, ma'am,” Jack told her as if nothing had happened. “Be so kind as to give me something to eat, please!”
- Get out of here, little boy! the giantess replied. “Or my husband will eat you at breakfast.” Uh, no, wait a minute - aren't you the same boy that came here recently? You know, on that very day my husband lost a bag of gold.
— These are miracles, ma'am! Jack says. “I could really say something about this, but I’m so hungry that until I eat at least a piece, I won’t be able to utter a word. nine0003
The giantess was so curious that she let Jack in and gave him something to eat. And Jack deliberately began to chew as slowly as possible. But suddenly - top! top! top! - the steps of the giant were heard, and the giantess again hid Jack in the furnace.
Then everything was the same as last time: the ogre came in, said: "Fi-fi-fo-fam..." and so on, had breakfast with three fried bulls, and then ordered his wife:
— Wife, bring me a chicken - the one that lays the golden eggs!
The giantess brought it, and the ogre said to the hen: "Rush!" And she laid a golden egg. Then the cannibal began to nod and began to snore so that the whole house shook. nine0003
Then Jack slowly got out of the oven, grabbed the golden hen and fled in an instant. But then the hen cackled and woke up the ogre.
And just as Jack was running out of the house, the giant's voice was heard:
- Wife, hey, wife, don't touch my golden hen!
And his wife answered him:
— What did it seem to you, hubby?
That was all Jack heard. He rushed with all his might to the beanstalk and almost flew down it.
Jack returned home, showed his mother the miracle chicken and shouted:
- Run!
And the goose laid a golden egg. Since then, every time Jack told her to “go!”, the hen laid a golden egg.
That's it. But this was not enough for Jack, and soon he again decided to try his luck at the top of the beanstalk. One fine morning he got up early and climbed the beanstalk and climbed and climbed and climbed and climbed until he reached the very top. True, this time he was careful not to immediately enter the cannibals' house, but crept up to him slowly and hid in the bushes. He waited until the giantess went with a bucket for water, and - sniffed into the house! Climbed into the copper cauldron and waits.
He did not wait long; suddenly hears the familiar “top! top! top!” And now the ogre and his wife enter the room. nine0003
- Fee-fi-fo-fam, I smell the spirit of the British there! shouted the cannibal. “I can smell it, wife!”
— Can you really hear it, hubby? says the giantess. - Well, if this is the tomboy who stole your gold and the chicken with golden eggs, he certainly is sitting in the stove!
And both rushed to the stove. Good thing Jack didn't hide in it!
- Always you with your "fi-fi-fo-fam!" - said the cannibal. - Yes, it smells like the boy you caught yesterday. I just fried it for you for breakfast. Well, I have a memory! Yes, and you are good too - for so many years you have not learned to distinguish a living spirit from a dead one! nine0003
Finally the ogre sat down at the table to have breakfast. But every now and then he muttered:
“Yes, but still I can swear that ...” and getting up from the table, he searched the pantry, and chests, and supplies .
.. He searched all the corners and nooks and crannies , only I didn’t think to look into the copper boiler.
But then the ogre had breakfast and shouted:
— Wife, wife, bring me my golden harp! The wife brought the harp and placed it on the table in front of him.
- Sing! the giant ordered the harp.
And the golden harp sang so well that you will listen! And she sang and sang until the ogre fell asleep and began to snore: and he snored so loudly that it seemed like thunder was rumbling.
Here Jack lightly lifted the lid of the boiler. He got out of it quietly, quietly, like a mouse, and crawled on all fours to the very table. He climbed onto the table, grabbed the golden harp, and rushed to the door.
But the harp called loudly:
— Master! Master!
The ogre woke up and saw Jack running away with his harp. nine0003
Jack ran headlong, and the ogre followed him and, of course, would have caught him, but Jack was the first to rush to the door; besides, he knew the road well.
Here he jumped on the beanstalk, and the cannibal catches up. But suddenly Jack disappeared somewhere. The cannibal ran to the end of the road, sees Jack already below - from the last strength in a hurry. The giant was afraid to step on a shaky stalk, stopped, stands, and Jack went down even lower. But then the harp called again:
— Master! Master!
The giant stepped on the beanstalk and the beanstalk shook under his weight. nine0003
Here is Jack going down and down, and the ogre behind him. And when Jack got to the roof of his house, he shouted:
— Mom! Mother! Bring the axe, bring the axe! Mother ran out with an ax in her hands, rushed to the beanstalk, and froze in horror: after all, upstairs the giant had already pierced the clouds with his legs. Finally, Jack jumped down to the ground, grabbed an ax and slashed at the beanstalk so hard that he almost cut it in half.
The man-eater felt that the stalk was swaying violently and stopped. "What happened?" - thinks.
Here Jack strikes again with an ax - he completely chopped the beanstalk. The stalk swayed and collapsed, and the ogre fell to the ground and twisted his neck. nine0003
Jack showed his mother a golden harp, and then they began to show it for money, and also sell golden eggs. And when they got rich, Jack married the princess and lived happily ever after.
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Fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk
Once upon a time there lived a poor widow, and she had one and only son Jack and a cow Belyanka. The cow gave milk every morning, and the mother and son sold it in the bazaar - they lived on this. But one time Belyanka did not give milk, and they simply did not know what to do. nine0003
— How can we be? How to be? said the mother, wringing her hands.
— Cheer up, mother! said Jack.
— Yes, you already tried to get hired, but no one hires you, — answered the mother. “No, apparently, we’ll have to sell our Belyanka and open a shop with the proceeds or do some other business.
— Well, well, mother, — Jack agreed. And then we'll decide what to do. nine0003
And so Jack took the reins in his hands and led the cow to the market. But he did not have time to go far, as he met with some wonderful old man.
Good morning, Jack! said the old man.
— Good morning to you too! - answered Jack, and he himself is surprised: how does the old man know his name?
— Well, Jack, where are you going? asked the old man.
- To the market, to sell a cow.
— Yes, yes! Who should trade cows, if not
you! the old man laughed. “Tell me, how many beans do you need to make five?” nine0003
- Exactly two in each hand and one in your mouth! - answered Jack: he was not a small mistake.
- That's right! - said the old man.
- Look, here they are, these same beans! - and the old man pulled out a handful of some outlandish beans from his pocket. “And since you’re so smart,” the old man continued, “I’m not averse to swapping with you—beans for you, a cow for me!”
- Go on your way! - Jack was angry. - It will be better that way!
“Uh, you don't know what kind of beans they are,” said the old man. “Plant them in the evening, and by morning they will grow to the sky. nine0003
- Yeah? Truth? Jack was surprised.
- The real truth! And if not, take your cow back.
- Okay! - Jack agreed: he gave the old man Belyanka, and put the beans in his pocket.
Jack turned back and came home early - it was not yet dark.
- How! Are you back yet, Jack? mother was surprised. - I see Belyanka is not with you, so you sold her? How much did they give you for it?
"You'll never guess, Mom!" replied Jack.
— Yes, well? Oh my good! Five pounds? Ten? Fifteen? Well, twenty something would not give! nine0003
- I said - you can't guess! What can you say about these beans? They are magical.
Plant them in the evening and…
“What?!” Jack's mother screamed. “Are you really such a fool, such a blockhead, such an ass, that you gave away my Belyanka, the most dairy cow in the whole district, and besides, smooth, well-fed, for a handful of some bad beans?” It is for you! It is for you! It is for you! And your precious beans - get them out the window! .. Well, now you can sleep well! And don't ask for food - you still won't get a sip or a piece! nine0003
And then Jack went up to his attic, to his little room, sad, very sad: he felt sorry for his mother, and he himself was left without supper.
Finally he did fall asleep.
And when I woke up, I barely recognized my room. The sun illuminated only one corner, and around it was dark, dark.
Jack jumped out of bed, got dressed and went to the window. And what did he see? Yes, something like a big tree. And it's his beans that sprouted. In the evening, Jack's mother threw them out of the window into the garden, they sprouted, and the huge stalk stretched and stretched up and up until it grew to the very sky.
It turns out that the old man spoke the truth! nine0003
The beanstalk grew right next to Jack's window. Here Jack opened the window, jumped on the stalk and climbed up as if on a ladder. And he kept climbing, and climbing, and climbing, and climbing, and climbing, and climbing, until, finally, he reached the very sky. There he saw a long and wide road, as straight as an arrow. I went along this road, and kept walking, and walking, and walking, until I came to a huge, huge tall house. And at the threshold of this house stood a huge, enormous, tall woman.
— Good morning, ma'am! Jack said very politely. "Be so kind as to give me something to eat, please!" nine0003
After all, Jack went to bed without supper and was now hungry as a wolf.
— Would you like to have breakfast? - said a huge, enormous, tall woman. - Yes, you yourself will get to others for breakfast if you don’t get out of here! My husband is a cannibal, and his favorite food is boys fried in breadcrumbs.
You'd better leave while you're safe, otherwise he'll be back soon.
— Oh, madame, I beg you, give me something to eat! - Jack did not let up. - I haven’t had a crumb in my mouth since yesterday morning. I speak the true truth. And does it matter if they fry me or I will die of hunger? nine0003
I must say that the cannibal was a good woman. She took Jack into the kitchen and gave him a piece of bread and cheese and a pitcher of milk. Before Jack had time to eat even half of breakfast, when suddenly - top! top! top! The whole house shook from someone's footsteps.
- Oh my God! Yes, that's my old man! gasped the cannibal. - What to do? Quickly jump here!
And just as she pushed Jack into the furnace, the ogre himself entered.
Well, he was great - a mountain-mountain! Three calves were dangling from his belt, tied by the legs. The cannibal untied them, threw them on the table and said:
— Come on, wife, fry me a couple for breakfast! Wow! What does it smell like here?
Fi-fi-fo-fam,
I smell the spirit of the British there.
Whether he is dead or alive,
Will go to my breakfast.
— What are you, hubby? his wife said to him. Or maybe it still smells like that little boy that we had yesterday for dinner - remember, he came to your taste. Come on, wash your face and change, and in the meantime I will prepare breakfast.
The ogre came out, and Jack was about to get out of the oven and run away, but the ogre did not let him in. nine0003
“Wait until he falls asleep,” she said. “After breakfast, he always goes to sleep.
And so the ogre had breakfast, then went up to a huge chest, took out two sacks of gold and sat down to count the coins. He counted, counted, finally began to nod off and began to snore, so much so that again the whole house began to shake.
Then Jack slowly got out of the furnace, tiptoed past the ogre, grabbed one bag of gold and God bless! rushed to the beanstalk. He threw the bag down, right into the garden, and he himself began to go down the stem, lower and lower, until, at last, he found himself at his house.
nine0003
Jack told his mother about everything that happened to him, handed her a bag of gold and said:
— Well, Mom, did I tell the truth about my beans? You see, they are really magical!
And so Jack and his mother began to live on the money that was in the bag. But in the end, the bag was empty, and Jack decided to try his luck at the top of the beanstalk one more time. One fine morning he got up early and climbed the beanstalk and climbed, and climbed, and climbed, and climbed, and climbed, and climbed, until finally he found himself on a familiar road and reached along it to a huge, enormous tall at home. Like last time, a huge, enormous, tall woman was standing at the threshold. nine0003
“Good morning, madame,” Jack said to her as if nothing had happened. “Be so kind as to give me something to eat, please!”
- Get out of here, little boy! said the giantess. “Otherwise my husband will eat you at breakfast.” Uh, no, wait a minute - aren't you the same boy that came here recently? You know, on that very day my husband lost a bag of gold.
— These are miracles, ma'am! says Jack. “I really could say something about it, but I’m so hungry that until I eat at least a piece, I won’t be able to utter a word.” nine0003
The giantess was so curious that she let Jack in and gave him something to eat. And Jack deliberately began to chew as slowly as possible. But suddenly-top! top! top! - the steps of the giant were heard, and the giantess again hid Jack in the furnace.
Then everything was like last time: the ogre came in, said: “Fi-fi-fo-fam…” and so on, had breakfast with three fried bulls, and then ordered his wife:
— Wife, bring me a chicken — that that lays golden eggs!
The giantess brought it, and the ogre said to the hen: “Come on!” And she laid a golden egg. Then the cannibal began to nod and began to snore so that the whole house shook. nine0003
Then Jack slowly got out of the oven, grabbed the golden hen and fled in an instant. But then the hen cackled and woke up the ogre. And just as Jack was running out of the house, the giant's voice was heard:
- Wife, hey, wife, don't touch my golden hen! And his wife answered him:
— What did it seem to you, hubby?
That was all Jack heard. He rushed with all his might to the beanstalk and almost flew down it.
Jack returned home, showed his mother the miracle chicken and shouted:
- Run!
And the goose laid a golden egg. Since then, every time Jack told her to “go!”, the hen laid a golden egg.
That's it. But this was not enough for Jack, and soon he again decided to try his luck at the top of the beanstalk. One fine morning he got up early and climbed the beanstalk and climbed and climbed and climbed and climbed until he reached the very top. True, this time he was careful not to immediately enter the cannibals' house, but crept up to him slowly and hid in the bushes. He waited until the giantess went with a bucket for water, and - sniffed into the house! Climbed into the copper cauldron and waits. He did not wait long; suddenly hears the familiar “top! top! top!” And now the ogre and his wife enter the room. nine0003
— Fee-fi-fo-fam, I smell the spirit of the Briton there! - the cannibal shouted. - I smell, I smell, wife!
— Can you really hear it, hubby? says the giantess. - Well, if this is the tomboy who stole your gold and the chicken with golden eggs, he certainly is sitting in the stove!
And both rushed to the stove. Good thing Jack didn't hide in it!
- Always you with your "fi-fi-fo-fam!" - said the dyudoedsha. - Yes, it smells like the boy you caught yesterday. I just fried it for you for breakfast. Well, I have a memory! Yes, and you are good too - for so many years you have not learned to distinguish a living spirit from a dead one! nine0003
Finally the ogre sat down at the table to have breakfast. But every now and then he muttered:
“Yes, but still I can swear that ... - and getting up from the table, he ransacked the pantry, and chests, and supplies ... He searched all the corners and nooks, only in the copper the boiler did not think to look.
But then the ogre had breakfast and shouted:
— Wife, wife, bring me my golden harp! The wife brought the harp and placed it on the table in front of him.
- Sing! the giant ordered the harp.
And the golden harp sang so well that you will hear it! And she sang and sang until the ogre fell asleep and began to snore: and he snored so loudly that it seemed like thunder was rumbling. nine0003
Here Jack lightly lifted the lid of the cauldron. He got out of it quietly, quietly, like a mouse, and crawled on all fours to the very table. He climbed onto the table, grabbed the golden harp, and rushed to the door.
But the harp called loudly:
— Master! Master!
The ogre woke up and saw Jack running away with his harp.
Jack ran headlong, and the ogre behind him and, of course,
would have caught him, but Jack was the first to rush to the door; besides, he knew the road well. Here he jumped on the beanstalk, and the cannibal catches up. But suddenly Jack disappeared somewhere. The cannibal ran to the end of the road, sees Jack already below - from the last strength in a hurry. The giant was afraid to step on a shaky stalk, stopped, stands, and Jack went down even lower.
