Jack and the beanstalk golden eggs

The Story of Jack and the Beanstalk

Old English Fairy Tale - version written and illustrated by Leanne Guenther

Once upon a time, there lived a widow woman and her son, Jack, on their small farm in the country.

Every day, Jack would help his mother with the chores - chopping the wood, weeding the garden and milking the cow.  But despite all their hard work, Jack and his mother were very poor with barely enough money to keep themselves fed.

"What shall we do, what shall we do?" said the widow, one spring day.  "We don't have enough money to buy seed for the farm this year!  We must sell our cow, Old Bess, and with the money buy enough seed to plant a good crop."

"All right, mother," said Jack, "it's market-day today.  I'll go into town and sell Bessy."

So Jack took the cow's halter in his hand, walked through the garden gate and headed off toward town.  He hadn't gone far when he met a funny-looking, old man who said to him, "Good morning, Jack. "

"Good morning to you," said Jack, wondering how the little, old man knew his name.

"Where are you off to this fine morning?" asked the man.

"I'm going to market to sell our cow, Bessy."

"Well what a helpful son you are!" exclaimed the man, "I have a special deal for such a good boy like you."

The little, old man looked around to make sure no one was watching and then opened his hand to show Jack what he held.

"Beans?" asked Jack, looking a little confused.

"Three magical bean seeds to be exact, young man.  One, two, three!  So magical are they, that if you plant them over-night, by morning they grow right up to the sky," promised the funny little man.  "And because you're such a good boy, they're all yours in trade for that old milking cow."

"Really?" said Jack, "and you're quite sure they're magical?"

"I am indeed!  And if it doesn't turn out to be true you can have your cow back. "

"Well that sounds fair," said Jack, as he handed over Bessy's halter, pocketed the beans and headed back home to show his mother.

"Back already, Jack?" asked his mother; "I see you haven't got Old Bess -- you've sold her so quickly.  How much did you get for her?"

Jack smiled and reached into his pocket, "Just look at these beans, mother; they're magical, plant them over-night and----"

"What!" cried Jack's mother.  "Oh, silly boy!  How could you give away our milking cow for three measly beans."  And with that she did the worst thing Jack had ever seen her do - she burst into tears.

Jack ran upstairs to his little room in the attic, so sorry he was, and threw the beans angrily out the window thinking, "How could I have been so foolish - I've broken my mother's heart."  After much tossing and turning, at last Jack dropped off to sleep.

When Jack woke up the next morning, his room looked strange.   The sun was shining into part of it like it normally did, and yet all the rest was quite dark and shady.  So Jack jumped up and dressed himself and went to the window.  And what do you think he saw?  Why, the beans he had thrown out of the window into the garden had sprung up into a big beanstalk which went up and up and up until it reached the sky.

Using the leaves and twisty vines like the rungs of a ladder, Jack climbed and climbed until at last, he reached the sky.  And when he got there he found a long, broad road winding its way through the clouds to a tall, square castle off in the distance.

Jack ran up the road toward the castle and just as he reached it, the door swung open to reveal a horrible lady giant, with one great eye in the middle of her forehead.

As soon as Jack saw her he turned to run away, but she caught him, and dragged him into the castle.

"Don't be in such a hurry, I'm sure a growing boy like you would like a nice, big breakfast," said the great, big, tall woman, "It's been so long since I got to make breakfast for a boy. "

Well, the lady giant wasn't such a bad sort, after all -- even if she was a bit odd.  She took Jack into the kitchen, and gave him a chunk of cheese and a glass of milk.  But Jack had only taken a few bites when thump! thump! thump! the whole house began to tremble with the noise of someone coming.

"Goodness gracious me!  It's my husband," said the giant woman, wringing her hands, "what on earth shall I do?  There's nothing he likes better than boys broiled on toast and I haven't any bread left.  Oh dear, I never should have let you stay for breakfast.  Here, come quick and jump in here."  And she hurried Jack into a large copper pot sitting beside the stove just as her husband, the giant, came in.

He ducked inside the kitchen and said, "I'm ready for my breakfast -- I'm so hungry I could eat three cows.  Ah, what's this I smell?

Fee-fi-fo-fum,
I smell the blood of an Englishman,
Be he alive, or be he dead
I'll have his bones to grind my bread.

"Nonsense, dear," said his wife, "we haven't had a boy for breakfast in years.  Now you go and wash up and by the time you come back your breakfast'll be ready for you."

So the giant went off to tidy up -- Jack was about to make a run for it when the woman stopped him.  "Wait until he's asleep," she said, "he always has a little snooze after breakfast."

Jack peeked out of the copper pot just as the giant returned to the kitchen carrying a basket filled with golden eggs and a sickly-looking, white hen.  The giant poked the hen and growled, "Lay" and the hen laid an egg made of gold which the giant added to the basket.

After his breakfast, the giant went to the closet and pulled out a golden harp with the face of a sad, young girl.  The giant poked the harp and growled, "Play" and the harp began to play a gentle tune while her lovely face sang a lullaby.  Then the giant began to nod his head and to snore until the house shook.

When he was quite sure the giant was asleep, Jack crept out of the copper pot and began to tiptoe out of the kitchen.  Just as he was about to leave, he heard the sound of the harp-girl weeping.  Jack bit his lip, sighed and returned to the kitchen.  He grabbed the sickly hen and the singing harp, and began to tiptoe back out.  But this time the hen gave a cackle which woke the giant, and just as Jack got out of the house he heard him calling, "Wife, wife, what have you done with my white hen and my golden harp?"

Jack ran as fast as he could and the giant, realizing he had been tricked, came rushing after - away from the castle and down the broad, winding road.  When he got to the beanstalk the giant was only twenty yards away when suddenly he saw Jack disappear - confused, the giant peered through the clouds and saw Jack underneath climbing down for dear life.  The giant stomped his foot and roared angrily.

Fee-fi-fo-fum,
I smell the blood of an Englishman,
Be he alive, or be he dead
I'll have his bones to grind my bread.

The giant swung himself down onto the beanstalk which shook with his weight.  Jack slipped, slid and climbed down the beanstalk as quickly as he could, and after him climbed the giant.

As he neared the bottom, Jack called out, "Mother! Please! Hurry, bring me an axe, bring me an axe."  And his mother came rushing out with Jack's wood chopping axe in her hand, but when she came to the enormous beanstalk she stood stock still with fright.

Jack jumped down, got hold of the axe and began to chop away at the beanstalk.  Luckily, because of all the chores he'd done over the years, he'd become quite good at chopping and it didn't take long for him to chop through enough of the beanstalk that it began to teeter.  The giant felt the beanstalk shake and quiver so he stopped to see what was the matter.  Then Jack gave one last big chop with the axe, and the beanstalk began to topple over.  Then the giant fell down and broke his crown, and the beanstalk came toppling after.

The singing harp thanked Jack for rescuing her from the giant - she had hated being locked up in the closet all day and night and wanted nothing more than to sit in the farmhouse window and sing to the birds and the butterflies in the sunshine.

With a bit of patience and his mother's help, it didn't take long for Jack to get the sickly hen back in good health and the grateful hen continued to lay a fresh golden egg every day.

Jack used the money from selling the golden eggs to buy back Old Bess, purchase seed for the spring crop and to fix up his mother's farm.  He even had enough left over to invite every one of his neighbours over for a nice meal, complete with music from the singing harp.

And so Jack, his mother, Old Bess, the golden harp and the white hen lived happy ever after.
 

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Once upon a time, a boy named Jack got himself into the biggest, most humongous heap of trouble ever. It all started when Jack’s mama asked him to milk the old cow. But Jack decided he was tired of milking cows. “No way, no how. I’m not milking this brown cow now,” said Jack, and he decided to sell the old cow, so he’d never have to milk it again! Jack was on his way to market to sell the cow when he came across a peddler. “Hi, Mr. Peddler,” said Jack. “Where are you headed?” asked the peddler. “I’m going to sell my cow at the market,” Jack answered. “Why sell your cow?” asked the peddler. “Trade her for beans!” “Beans?” asked Jack. “Not just any kind of beans,” said the peddler, “magic beans.” “What do they do?” asked Jack. “They do magic!” said the peddler. “Magic? Sold!” said Jack, and he traded the cow for three magic beans. Jack got home and told his mama he had sold the cow so he wouldn’t have to milk her anymore. “Oh dear, you did what?” Jack’s mama asked. “I sold her for magic beans,” said Jack. “You sold a cow for magic beans?” Jack’s mama couldn’t believe what Jack was telling her. “There’s no such thing as magic beans,” she said as she threw the beans out the window. “Well, I did make them disappear, but that still doesn’t make them magic!” Suddenly, the ground rumbled and began to shake. A magic beanstalk grew up right before their eyes! Jack saw it and immediately began to climb the tall beanstalk. “Get back here this instant!” called Jack’s mama, but Jack wasn’t listening. Jack climbed up and up and up and up the beanstalk. At the top of the beanstalk, Jack found a giant castle. He walked up to the giant door, cracked it open, and went inside. Inside the castle, Jack saw the most amazing thing he had ever seen. It was a goose. But it wasn’t just any old ordinary goose. This goose laid eggs made of gold! “That is so cool,” thought Jack. “Think of all the things you could do with golden eggs!” And then, Jack got the worst idea he’d ever had—he was going to take the goose! Jack lifted the goose off of its perch. Just then, the biggest, most fearsome, and only giant Jack had ever seen came into the room. The giant saw that his goose wasn’t in its usual spot! “Fee fi fo funch, if you took my goose, I’ll eat you for lunch!” “Oh no,” thought Jack. “That giant’s going to eat me! I’ve got to get out of here without him seeing me!” Quietly and carefully, Jack took the goose and made his way toward the door. He was almost out of the room when—honk! The goose cried out and the giant spotted Jack! “Fee fi fo fummy, give that back or I’ll call my mummy!” roared the giant. “Ahhh!” screamed Jack. He ran toward the beanstalk. Jack ran as quickly as he could down the beanstalk, but the giant was following close behind. Just as Jack put his feet back on the ground, the giant picked up Jack in his enormous hands. “Fee fi fo fummy, I bet you taste yum yum yummy!” said the giant. Just as the giant was about to eat Jack, the ground began to shake, and there, standing right behind the giant, was an even bigger, taller, more humongous lady giant! “Two giants!” thought Jack. “They’ll eat me now for sure!” “Put that boy down, Willifred,” the giant mama told her son. The giant put Jack back down on the ground. “Now what have I told you?” she asked. “Don’t eat other kids,” said the giant sheepishly. “That’s right, we don’t eat other kids,” said the mama giant. “But he took my goose!” cried the giant. Just then, Jack’s mama came out of the farmhouse. “What on earth is going on here?” she asked. “Well,” Jack began, “there was this castle, and inside was the coolest goose ever—it lays golden eggs! As I was taking it, this giant kid came in and was all ‘fee fi fo fum’ and then I—” “You mean you took this boy’s goose?” Jack’s mama interrupted. “Yeah, but it lays golden eggs!” Jack paused and thought about it. “Huh. Now that you mention it, I guess that wasn’t very nice,” said Jack. Jack looked at the giant. “I’m sorry I took your goose. I know I shouldn’t take things that don’t belong to me.” “That’s OK. I suppose I should’ve asked you to give me back the goose without trying to eat you. I’m sorry too,” said the giant. “Hey, do you want to play baseball?” Jack and the giant became good friends, using the beanstalk to visit each other whenever they wanted. “You know,” Jack said, “if it weren’t for those three magic beans, I never would have learned how to play giant baseball.” “You’re right,” said the giant. “I’d say the whole adventure was a giant success!”

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Jack and the Beanstalk - Mini Fairy Tale

English Fairy Tale

Once upon a time there was a poor widow who had her only son, Jack, and a cow named Belyanka. The cow gave milk, and the mother sold it in the market - from this they lived.

But one day Belyanka got a little sick and stopped giving milk. And for a poor mother and son, even for a week without milk meant starvation.

— How are we going to live on? - Mother lamented every minute.

"I'll try to get some work," Jack said.

— Yes, you have already tried many times to find a job, but no one hires you because you don't like to work, the mother answered angrily. “Perhaps we will have to sell our cow and open a trading shop with this money.

“Well, so be it,” Jack agreed. - Today is just a market day, and I will quickly sell Belyanka.

Mother was very sorry to part with her beloved cow, but there was nothing to be done…

Jack took the reins and led the cow to the market.

But I didn't have time to go halfway, when I met a wonderful old man.

Good morning Jack! the old man greeted.

— Good morning to you too! - Jack answered, and thought to himself: "How does the old man know my name?".

— Where are you going? the old man asked Jack.

- To the market, to sell a cow.

- Looks like you're only good for this! the old man laughed. - Tell me, how many beans do you need to make five?

- Exactly two in each hand and one in your mouth! Jack replied.

- You guessed it! exclaimed the old man. “Look, here are those beans!”

And the old man pulled out a handful of some unusual beans from his pocket.

- Let's change with you - beans for you, a cow for me!

— Come on by! Jack got angry.

"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.

- Really?! Jack was surprised.

— So it will be! And if not, take your cow back.

- Okay! Jack agreed. He gave the old man the cow and put the beans in his pocket.

Jack turned back and trudged home.

- You're finally back, Jack! The mother was overjoyed when she saw her son. “I see you don’t have a cow, so you sold it.” How much did they pay you for it?

- You'll never guess! Jack replied. — Look at these beans? They are magical. If you plant them in the evening, then ...

— How?! cried Jack's mother. - You gave my beloved Belyanka for a handful of some beans? Why is God punishing me? Give me those beans! - With these words, the mother grabbed the beans and threw them out the window.

- Go to sleep! You won't get dinner tonight!

Jack went upstairs to his little room and went to bed without having supper.

Soon he fell asleep.

The next morning, when Jack woke up and went to the window, he saw that the beans that his mother had thrown out of the window into the garden that evening had sprouted.

The huge stalk stretched and stretched upward until it reached the very clouds.

So the old man told the truth, and these beans are actually magical!

The beanstalk grew near the window. Jack opened it, jumped onto the stalk and climbed up like a tightrope.

And he kept climbing, climbing, climbing, climbing until he reached the very sky.

There he saw a long and wide road. Jack stepped onto this road and followed it.

He walked for a long time and came to a tall, tall house. And at the threshold of this house stood a tall, tall woman.

Jack greeted her very politely and then added:

— Would you be so kind as to give me something to eat, please!

Jack went to bed without supper and was now very hungry.

— Did you feel like eating? asked the tall, tall woman. “Get out of here quickly if you don’t want to be eaten yourself!” My husband is a cannibal, and his favorite dish is boys roasted on a spit. Get out while you're safe, or he'll be home soon.

— Ma'am, please give me something to eat! Jack continued to repeat. “I haven’t had a bite in my mouth since yesterday morning, and I’m so hungry that I don’t care if they fry me or I’ll die of hunger.

The ogre's wife was actually a kind woman. She took Jack to the kitchen and gave him bread and cheese and milk.

But before Jack had even eaten a bite, when suddenly the whole house shook from someone's steps.

- Oh my God! It's my husband back! gasped the tall, tall woman. "Come on, come on over here!"

Just as she pushed Jack into the oven, the ogre himself entered.

It was so huge that it seemed as if a whole mountain had fallen into the house. Three calves hung from his belt. The cannibal untied them, put them on his wife and said:

— Come on, fry this for me for breakfast!

Then he sniffed the air and asked:

— What does it smell like here?

— Does it smell of something here? the ogre's wife was surprised. - You have misunderstood it. It probably still smells like the boy I made you for dinner yesterday. Come on, wash your face and change, and in the meantime I'll take care of your breakfast.

The ogre left the room. Jack wanted to get out of the oven and run away, but the ogre's wife stopped him.

— Don't stick your head out, otherwise he can replace you, she said. After breakfast my husband usually goes to rest. When he falls asleep, you can leave.

The ogre ate, then went to a huge chest, took out two sacks of gold and sat down at the table to count the money. Finally, sleep overcame him, the ogre began to snore, so much so that the whole house shuddered.

Jack slowly got out of the oven, approached silently to the ogre, grabbed one bag of gold and rushed headlong to the beanstalk. He threw the bag down, and he began to go down the stem. He was in a hurry, afraid that the cannibal would not wake up. Finally, Jack was at his house.

He told his mother everything that had happened to him, handed her a bag of gold and said:

— So I was right about the beans? As you can see, they are really magical!

Jack and his mother lived for some time on the money that was in the bag. But one day the bag was empty, and Jack decided to climb back to the top of the beanstalk.

One day he woke up early in the morning and began to climb the stem. He climbed and climbed until he found himself on an already familiar road.

Walking along it, I reached a tall, tall house. Like last time, a tall, tall woman stood at the threshold.

Jack greeted her and as if nothing had happened asked:

— Give me something to eat, please!

- Get out of here! replied the cannibal's wife. “Or my husband will come back and eat you.”

But Jack repeated his request so insistently that the ogre's wife, who was actually a kind woman, had no choice but to let the boy into the house and give him food.

Jack deliberately chewed slowly. He wanted to wait for the ogre to come home. Finally, the footsteps of the cannibal were heard, and the cannibal again hid Jack in the oven.

Then everything was the same as last time: the cannibal came in and asked: "What does it smell like here?" and after breakfast, he ordered his wife:

- Bring me a hen that lays golden eggs!

The giantess brought, and the ogre ordered the hen to lay, and she laid a golden egg. Then the cannibal began to snore.

Then Jack slowly got out of the oven, grabbed the golden hen and ran away. But then the hen cackled and woke up the ogre.

— Hey wife, what are you doing with my golden hen! he cried.

Jack heard these words when he was already far from the cannibal's house. He darted towards the beanstalk and flew down it.

Arriving home, Jack showed his mother the chicken and ordered:

- Run!

And the hen immediately laid a golden egg.

Every time Jack told her to lay, the hen would lay a golden egg.

But that wasn't enough for Jack. He decided to try his luck again in the cannibal's house.

One day he got up early and climbed the beanstalk. By the already familiar road he reached the cannibal's house, quietly made his way inside and hid in a copper cauldron.

Jack did not wait long; suddenly he hears familiar footsteps - the cannibal enters the house with his wife.

— I can smell that evil boy again! shouted the cannibal.

— Well, if this is the scoundrel who stole your gold and the goose with golden eggs, — says the ogre's wife, — then he must be sitting in the stove!

And both rushed to the stove. But Jack was not there, because he hid this time in a different place.

No matter how much they searched for the boy, they did not find it.

Finally the cannibal sat down at the table to have breakfast. But he kept repeating:

“And yet it seems to me that…” and, leaving the table, he searched again all the nooks and crannies, only he didn’t think to look into the copper cauldron.

After breakfast, the ogre called:

— Wife, bring my golden harp here!

The wife brought a harp and placed it in front of her husband.

- Sing! the giant commanded the harp.

And the golden harp played so well that you would listen. She played and played until the ogre finally began to snore.

Here Jack slightly lifted the lid of the cauldron, got out of it slowly and walked on tiptoe to the table. Then he climbed onto the table, grabbed the golden harp and rushed to the door.

At that moment, the harp called loudly:

— Master! Master!

The Giant started, woke up and saw that Jack had stolen his harp.

Jack ran with all his might, but the cannibal could not catch him, because the boy was the first to the door and also knew the way well.

Jack clung to the beanstalk and saw that the ogre was catching up with him.

The cannibal ran up to the beanstalk, sees that Jack is already almost down.

The giant clung to the beanstalk, and the stalk crackled under him.

Meanwhile, Jack was descending lower and lower, and the ogre behind him.

Jack was already on the roof of his house and shouted:

— Mom! Bring the ax!

Mother ran out with an ax in her hands, rushed to the beanstalk, and froze in place with fear: a huge giant was descending down the beanstalk right to the roof of their house.

Jack jumped down to the ground, grabbed an ax and hit the beanstalk so hard he almost cut it.

The ogre felt the stalk beneath him shake and froze for a moment.

Another time Jack hit the stem with his ax with all his strength and cut it completely.

The stalk collapsed, and the ogre fell to the ground and crashed.

Jack and his mother have lived comfortably since then: for money they showed a golden harp and sold golden eggs.

Moreover, on the same day when the cannibal crashed, their beloved cow Belyanka turned out to be in their yard again, which recovered and began to give even more milk.

When Jack got a lot of money and got rich, he married a princess and lived happily ever after with her.

So lazy Jack, who did not like to work, managed to steal treasures from the ogre and became a happy rich man.

English fairy tale: Jack and the beanstalk

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, mom! Jack said. - I'll get someone to work with.
"But you've already tried to get hired, but no one hires you," replied the mother. “No, apparently, we’ll have to sell our Belyanka and open a shop with the proceeds or do some other business.
"Well, that's fine, 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.
- 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!”
- 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? Is it true? Jack was surprised.
- True 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!

And then Jack went up to his attic, to his little room, sad, very sad: he was 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!

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!”
After all, Jack went to bed without supper and was now hungry as a wolf.
Want 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?
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 oven, 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?
Phi-fi-fo-fam,
I smell the spirit of the British there.
Whether he is dead or alive,
He will go to 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.
"Wait until he's asleep," she said. After breakfast he always goes to sleep.

And so the cannibal had breakfast, then went to a huge chest, took out two sacks of gold and sat down to count 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 oven, 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.

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 Houses. Like last time, a huge, enormous, tall woman was standing at the threshold.
"Good morning, ma'am," Jack told her matter-of-factly. “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.
— That's 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.

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.
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's 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 hen 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.
- Fi-fi-fo-fam, I smell the spirit of the British there! shouted the cannibal. “I can smell it, wife!”

— Do you really feel 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 furnace. 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!
Finally, the ogre sat down at the breakfast table. But every now and then he muttered:
- Yes, but still I can swear that . .. - and rising from the table, he rummaged through 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 cauldron.

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 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, very loudly:
— Master! Master!

The ogre woke up and saw Jack running away with his harp.
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.

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