Jack and Beanstalk (10)

Jack and Beanstalk (10)

So one fine morning he rose up early, and got on to the beanstalk, and he climbed and he climbed and he climbed and he climbed and he climbed till at last he came out on to the road again and up to the great big tall house he had been to before.

There, sure enough, was the great big tall woman a-standing on the doorstep.

" Good morning, mum, " says Jack, as bold as brass, " could you be so good as to give me something to eat ? "

" Go away, my boy, " said the big tall woman, " or else my man will eat you up for breakfast. But aren't you the youngster who came here once before ? Do you know, that very day my man missed one of his bags of gold. "

" That's strange, mum, " said Jack, " I dare say I could tell you something about that, but I'm so hungry I can't speak till I've had something to eat. "

Well, the big tall woman was so curious that she took him in and gave him something to eat.

But he had scarcely begun munching it as slowly as he could when thump ! thump ! they heard the giant's footstep, and his wife hid Jack away in the oven.

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