Jack smiled and reached into his pocket, "Just look at these beans, mother they're magical, plant them over-night and-" "Back already, Jack?" asked his mother "I see you haven't got Old Bess - you've sold her so quickly. "Well that sounds fair," said Jack, as he handed over Bessy's halter, pocketed the beans and headed back home to show his mother. "I am indeed! And if it doesn't turn out to be true you can have your cow back."
"Really?" said Jack, "and you're quite sure they're magical?" "And because you're such a good boy, they're all yours in trade for that old milking cow." One, two, three! So magical are they, that if you plant them over-night, by morning they grow right up to the sky," promised theįunny little man. "Three magical bean seeds to be exact, young man. "Beans?" asked Jack, looking a little confused. The little, old man looked around to make sure no one was watching and then opened his hand to show Jack what he held. "Well what a helpful son you are!" exclaimed the man, "I have a special deal for such a good boy like you." "I'm going to market to sell our cow, Bessy." "Where are you off to this fine morning?" asked the man. "Good morning to you," said Jack, wondering how the little, old man knew his name. He hadn't gone far when he met a funny-looking, old man who said to him, "Good morning, So Jack took the cow's halter in his hand, walked through the garden gate and headed off toward town.
"All right, mother," said Jack, "it's market-day today. Money buy enough seed to plant a good crop." "We don't have enough money to buy seed for the farm this year! We must sell our cow, Old Bess, and with the "What shall we do, what shall we do?" said the widow, one spring day. But despite all their hard work, Jack and his mother were very poor withīarely enough money to keep themselves fed. Once upon a time, there lived a widow woman and her son, Jack, on their small farm in the country.Įvery day, Jack would help his mother with the chores - chopping the wood, weeding the garden and milking the cow. Old English Fairy Tale - version written and illustrated by Leanne Guenther DLTK's Fairy Tale Activities Jack and the Beanstalk
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