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J" N A village, far. far away, there one Eved a poet
woman with her son, Jack. While Jack at heart
was a nice boy, he was heedless and naughty,
One morning his mother said, with tears in her eyes I
"Jack, you are a very bad boy. r You have brought us to
ruin by your bad tricks. We have no money, and noth
ing is left but the old cow. We must now starve foe
want of food."
This made Jack very sad, and started him to think'
how be could mend matters. At last he thought of the
cow, and his mother agreeing, he started off to market
to tell her.
lie had not driven the cow very far,' when he met a
butcher, who asked him how much he would take for her.
"What wQ you give me?" amid easy-tempered Jack.
OTJ may have these beautiful colored beans foe
her," said the butcher.
Jack thought the beans were very pretty, and
aid, "All right, the cow is yours." Jack hastened
home with the beans to his mother. But when his mothei
saw what he had brought home in return for the cow, aha
kicked the old hat In which he held the beansj and away
they rolled in all directions.
In the morning Jack went out into the garden, and
what was his surprise to see that some of the beans had
taken root and that the stalk was so thick that it made
a kind of Udder, which reached to the sky.
lie at once climbed up the beanstalk, and there at
the top a strange country spread out before him. Jack
was taken aback by all
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was. very hungry ' and , sad, for he knew his
mother ' was 'hungry J also," and It was all his fault,
too. All at once, as he looked up, he saw a beautiful
young woman standing near him. She had a small white
wand in her hand, at the top of which was a peacock,
made of pure gold.
"I am a fairy, and if you do as I teQ you. I will help
you, but if you do not obey me you will die," she
said to Jack. "In this strange country there Cves
very wicked giant. He is 10 wicked nd cruel
everybody is afraid of him: You, Jack, must kill this
giant, and then you can have all his riches. I will help
you, but you must be brave.' Follow this road, and soon
you wfll see the giant's house. You must go in and kill
him." She then disappeared.
Jack walked a long time, and at last came up to a
very large house, at the door of which stood a woman. -
tT All tired and hungry; will you please let joe go
in for the night f! be said to her.
"My boy, a cruel and strong giant lives here,' and
he will eat you up if he finds you,! she replied.
J ack was very frightened, but be remembered what
the fairy had told him, and said to the woman: "Take
me in for the night and hide me, so-that the giant will not
see me."
At last the woman agreed. 'They went along, dart
long fcaHa endpast doors with iron gratings in front
Jack was m terror. when be heard groans and cries, as.
be passed by, .
After supper V knock was heard at thebaic, ana
so loud that the house shook. Jack,' In great fright, ran
nd hid in the oven of. the range,' and'the 'Iranian let
her husband, the giant, in,
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W T IFEf ttifel I smell human flesh!" he cried.
V "Oh, no! my dear, it is only the people
in the dungeon,' the said.
This quieted the giant, end he seated himself before
the fire. His wife served him with, supper, while Jack
Jiwatched him with horror.
After the giant had eaten his supper, he put before
him on the table a queer-looking hen, which laid a golden
gg rj time the giant told H to. By and by his wife
went to bed, and the giant went to sleep. He soon began
to snore, and so loudly that it sounded like the roar of
cannon.
Then Jack crept out of his hiding place, and, seizing
the hen,' ran off with her as fast as his legs could carry
him to the beanstalk, and climbed down quickly. He
ran to his mother at once, who was vrry glad to see
him again and said :
1 have brought you home something which will
make us all rich."
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"J"'HE hen laid golden eggs whenever they asked
her to, and they oon were very well-off people.
But Jack, not content, went back to the giant's
home again, and asked for a night's lodging, just-as he
had done before.
"I am afraid to let you m, for a boy I took in once
before for a night stole one of the giant's treasures, and
ever since he, has been more cruel than ever,", the giant's
wife said.
But at last she let Jack in. After the giant had
eaten his supper, his wife brought him his bags fjjold
and silver. The giant soon fell asleep, and Jack, who
was hiding in the oven again, then crept out quietly from
his hiding place, took the bags of gold and silver, and ran
quickly home with them. His mother cried with joy at
his safe return, and for a long time they lived in great
happiness
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tfCE more felt he must take another trip up
the beanstalk. The woman took him in again,
nd this time hid him in a large wash boiler.
... When the giant came in.' he caHed loudly: : "Wifel
wife! I smeD human flesh!" and with this he jumped up
and looked all "around everywhere. Poor Jack was
ready to die with fear, hut by some lucky chance the
giant did not look into the boiler. At last, he called
for his supper, and told bis wife to bring him his harp.
Jack peeped from his hiding place and aaw on the
table by the giant the heautiful harp. It played the
sweetest music Jack had ever heard. The music
quieted the giant, and soon he was sound asleep.- Jack
then ewpt out and took held of the harp, iut no sooner
had he one 'so than the enchanted harp called out
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MgTMJhiefl Stop 4hief!,,rfhe giant awokeund
started :aftorJack,"who3 was -running fait
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toward the beanstalk; fait te was to sleepy and heavy
thai Jack easily .outran 4um,ad "was down to Ihe,
bottom with the harp bvhis arms Just as the'giant, hia
3op3 vuicc 3Bng outlft:e thunder, "reached the top.
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he picked up aliatchet and began-chopping at thetean
stalk close to the roots, nd soon down Jtf stt with 'the
iairt, who was lulled.
Jack hegged his mother's pardon tor IJ the pain
nd want heJifld icavwd ier. and said he mM te n
food and dutiful son always, -and 10 .flagc weft ach and
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