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Story. Jack, a poor country boy, trades the family cow for a handful of magic beans, which grow into a massive, towering beanstalk reaching up into the clouds. Jack climbs the beanstalk and finds himself in the castle of an unfriendly giant. Jack went inside the house and found the giant’s wife in the kitchen.
- AT 328 ("The Treasures of the Giant")
- United Kingdom
- Jack and the Giant man
- Jack and the Beanstalk
The giant ate his food and went to his room. There, he took out a hen. He shouted, “Lay!” and the hen laid a golden egg. When the giant fell asleep, Jack took the hen and climbed down the beanstalk. Jack’s mother was very happy with him. After some days, Jack once again climbed the beanstalk and went to the giant’s castle.
Apr 28, 2018 · Learn about the plot, history and moral of this classic fairy tale of a young boy who steals from a giant and climbs a beanstalk. Find out how the story dates back to ancient times and how it has been adapted and analysed by various authors.
Apr 17, 2015 · Read the classic fairy tale of Jack and his adventures with a giant, a beanstalk, and a magic hen. Find out how Jack outwits the giant and becomes rich with the help of a fairy and a cow.
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Jack and the Beanstalk. Download the audio. Pictures by Sophie Green. There was once upon a time a poor widow who had an only son named Jack, and a cow named Milky-White. All they had to live on was the milk the cow gave every morning, which they carried to the market and sold - until one morning Milky-White gave no milk.