Monday, June 09, 2025

Jack and the Beanstalk (Silver Penny Stories)

Jack and the Beanstalk (Silver Penny Stories) Told by Diane Namm,  illustrated by Maurizio Quarello

This retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk is fairly faithful to what I remember of the story. Jack gets the magic beans, they are discarded, but end up making a great beanstalk. He climbs up to the sky, and with the help of the giant's wife, is hidden away. He grabs the gold and ets away. After the gold runs out, he goes back and gets the golden goose. This time he chops down the beanstalk and the giant disappears. Why was the giant's wife so nice to him - especially the second time around when she knew the gold disappeared?

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