Tia you recite so many stories to me that are full of morals
but you have never recited your favorite story to me. Which one is it?
Tofu that's true
I haven't yet recited my Favorite story to you.
Would you wanna listen to one of my favourite story?
Yeah!
Once upon a time there lived a widow with her only son. named Jack
Their times were really hard and they were living in poverty for long
Jack was too young to work and earn money
All their house furniture and other belongings were sold
off to carry on with their basic daily needs.
Until at last they were left with a cow
who used to give milk everyday
and that they used to sell off in the market to buy bread
One day the poor old cow didn't give any milk That's when Jack suggested his mother
I think we should sell off this cow and get a good return in bargain.
So Jack left to sell off the cow in the market
On the way, he met a butcher.
Oh! Where are you going Jack?
I am going to the market to sell off this cow for a good bargain
Oh why take the trouble to go that far? I have a very good deal for you.
He Took out 5 strange looking beans from his pocket and handed them to Jack.
Jack looked little hazed as to what kind of "Good" Bargain is it?
Oh My God! They are so beautiful! What do you call these?
Beans! Magical Beans.
If you plant them overnight, by the next morning they will grow up and reach the sky.
Wow! Mother would be so happy to see them. Thank You Mr. Butcher.
And off went Jack happily to his mother and showed her the Magical beans.
But to his disappointment she only got angry at him and shouted.
Off you go to bed Right away!
She threw the beans outside the kitchen window and into the backyard
and went off to her bed crying and weeping.
The next morning, when Jack woke up,he saw outside his window
and to his surprise he saw a great bean stalk reaching up to the sky.
Oh My God! This bean stalk is so huge. I need to climb this up to see where it leads too
He climbed up and up and up till his home looked a mere spot on the ground.
Atlast, the stalk ended and Jack found himself in a completely different place
But suddenly a beautiful lady appeared and said
Hello Jack! You don't know me but i know you and everything about you
the castle you see there belongs to a Giant who stole all your father's money
and killed him
Your mother had kept this secret from you, to protect you.
He owes you Jack.
The lady disappeared in thin air.
Jack kept standing there and thinking.
He surely owes me and my family
Far away where the road ended, he could see a Huge Castle
He went up to the castle and knocked on the huge door
A giant woman opened the door. She looked scary and howled at Jack
What you want?
If you please Ma'am,would you kindly give me some breakfast?
I haven't eaten anything since yesterday
The giant woman, though looked cruel and ugly
had a kind heart and offered Jack a huge plate of english breakfast but warned him
You must finish quickly before my Giant husband comes back and eats you
Then suddenly there was a huge knock on the door.
And the wife picked up jack and hid him in the huge empty kettle
As the door opened, the giant entered and roared
"Fee, fi, fo, fum
I smell the blood of an Englishman
Be he alive, or be he dead
I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
Non Sense! You are mistaken. It's the ox hide you smell
So he sat down at the table and ate the ox that his wife had served him as breakfast
After he finished he asked his wife
Get me my Money Bags
He started counting his money but he was so sleepy that he slept on the table
The whole room was roaring with his snore
Jack, taking an opportunity of this time
got out of the kettle, picked up the money bags and ran towards the door
Before the giant woke up he climbed down the beanstalk and to his cottage
and didn't look back even once
He took a sigh of relief and ran to his mother.
Mother! Look what i got! We are rich now!
The Mother and the son lived quiet comfortable
till one afternoon when his mother was away
he decided to go up to the Giant's castle and see what was happening there!
So he climbed up the bean stalk and reached the castle
There standing at the door he saw the Giant's wife again but she didn't recognize him
because he was dressed impeccably this time
If you please, ma'am
" he said" will you give me some breakfast?
Run away you little boy! Last time a boy came, he stole my husband's money bag.
But since she was kind hearted, she offered Jack breakfast
At that very moment the Giant knocked on the door and quickly she hid Jack in the oven
The giant entered and roared
"Fee, fi, fo, fum
I smell the blood of an Englishman
Be he alive, or be he dead
I'll grind his bones to make my bread
But the Giant's wife once again assured him that he is mistaken
and offered him his huge breakfast to eat.
After eating his food he asked his wife
Get me my Golden hen
The wife got the hen and the giant roared in his voice
Lay!
That very moment the hen laid a golden egg and Jack was left amazed with what he saw
No sooner he saw the giant slipping into his deep sleep
and once again he came out of the oven
picked up the hen and ran for the door
in the meanwhile the hen began to cakle
The voice made the Giant move a little but he kept sleeping
Jack climbed down the stalk and went straight to his mother
and gave her the Golden hen
The Mother and the boy were so rich
that they had money greater than even what they could spend
One day, he was sitting idle
the thought of the bean stalk crossed his mind again and decided to climb it
No sooner he was at the castle
but this time he decided not to be seen
and climbed the kitchen wall of the castle and hid himself in the oven
In came the giant, roaring louder than ever
"Fee, fi, fo, fum
I smell the blood of an Englishman
Be he alive, or be he dead
I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
But the giantess was quite sure that she had seen no little boy that morning
and after grumbling a great deal, the giant sat down for breakfast
As soon as he got over with his breakfast, he called out to his wife
Bring me my Harp!
Sing!
Ordered the Giant
Soon the harp started singing the most beautiful sounds ever heard
and no sooner the Giant fell off into his deep sleep
Jack who was waiting for this moment
got out of the oven and climbed the table to grab the Harp
but as soon as he started running off with it, the harp started shouting
Master! master!
The giant woke up just in time to catch sight of Jack running out of the kitchen-door
With a fearful roar, he saw Jack running with the harp, and dashed after him
Little Jack ran as fast as he could while holding the harp tightly in his hands
The giant, taking terribly long strides
gained on Jack and he would have been caught if the giant had not slipped over a boulder
Before he could pick himself up, Jack began to climb down the beanstalk
and when the giant arrived at the edge he was nearly half-way to the cottage
The giant began to climb down too
but as soon as Jack saw him coming, he called out
"Mother, bring me an axe!"
The widow hurried out with a chopper.
Jack had no sooner reached the ground than he cut the bean-stalk right in two
Down came the giant with a terrible crash, and that, you may be sure, was the end of him
But the mother had a very important advice for Jack
Jack what the Giant did to your Father was bad
but you should not have been so greedy
He reaped what he sowed, but greed is also a bad deed.
Jack agreed to his mother and promised to never be greedy again
And they lived happily ever after.
Wow! Tia! That was such an adventurous story!
Yeah Tofu! And do You know why it was my favorite story?
No! Tell me?
The story was about a brave boy who wanted to fight against poverty
and in a way he got a chance to take revenge of his father too.
But in the process he forgot that harming the Giant
again and again was not ethical
and stealing from the Giant's house.
was also against his morals
Oh! That's quiet a heavy thought for my little brain!
let's go! We are late for dinner! Mum must be waiting!.