Jack and the Beans . . . Talk

It took Jack even longer to climb down the beanstalk with the huge bag of gold weighing him down, but he made it. His mother was very worried about him. Amazingly enough, Jack wasn't tired. Why? He had found a place on the beanstalk where he could sleep without the bag falling off. Jack and his mother lived very happily from then on. They bought some food, new clothes, they knocked down their old house and built a new one. Well, they were living great. However, money doesn't last forever. And one day, it ran out. His mother didn't want him to, but Jack knew he would have to climb up the beanstalk once again. So once more, Jack found himself knocking at the castle door. And once more the giant woman opened it. "Eh" she said, "You again! Good thing my husband is not home. Now tell me, how's it going?"

So Jack quickly explained everything that had happened. "The gold ran out?" she said. "I should have known." So she went over to the chest again and pulled out a harp. "Take this harp. If you play the harp for people, then you shouldn't ever need to worry about money again!" Jack didn't understand, but he took it anyway. Then they both heard: "Fee, fi, fo, fum! . . ." Jack didn't need to be prompted. He ran.

The giant man appeared in the door. The giant yelled as Jack ran. Jack started to climb the beanstalk with the giant close behind. Then Jack had an idea. He jumped, fell halfway down the beanstalk, and grabbed a vine. He reached the bottom in a couple of minutes this way. Jack had beaten the giant down, but what could he do now? Then he saw his ax.

He grabbed it and chopped hard and fast. Before long the beanstalk fell and the giant was gone.

Well, Jack played the harp and people came from all around the world to listen. And they tossed coins. Jack and his mother lived happily ever after. And the big hole the giant left made a great swimming pool.