Name: Jack and the Beanstalk - UK English accent (TheFableCottage.com)
Uploaded: 2024-05-28T11:06:19.000Z
Duration: 13 min 44 s
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A version of the tale by thefablecottage.com

He lived with his mother on a small farm at the foot of the foggy mountains.

Their only way of making money was selling the milk from their cow, Bess.

One morning, Jack's mother woke him up early.

Go to the market today and sell our cow, Bess!

If we don't fix the house, the cold will kill us.

Jack packed his bag and fetched Bess from the barn.

As he was walking out the gate, he heard his mother shout,

When Jack was halfway to the market, he met an old man.

I will buy Bess and I will give you a very good deal.

I won't take less than five gold coins, said Jack.

I don't have five gold coins, whispered the man.

If you take these beans, you will be richer than the richest man in the world.

He thought about how happy she would be if they were rich.

They could fix the roof, the windows and the front door.

OK, said Jack. You've got a deal. Give me the beans.

He ran home and showed his mother the beans.

But instead of being happy, she was furious.

You foolish boy! You traded our only cow for a handful of beans!

She took the beans and threw them out the window.

Then she sat down beside the fire and cried.

They no longer had a cow and now they were poorer than before.

What a disaster! And it was all his fault.

The next morning, when Jack opened the curtains, he saw something very strange.

In the same place where his mother had thrown the beans, there was a giant green beanstalk.

It stretched from the ground up, up, up, all the way to the clouds.

The beans really are magic, whispered Jack.

So Jack decided to climb the beanstalk to look for the riches the old man had described.

Just five gold coins, thought Jack. That's all I need to make my mother happy.

Jack climbed up, up, up, higher and higher into the clouds.

When he reached the top, he was very hungry.

Maybe I can find something to eat in that castle, he thought.

Jack walked up to the door of the castle and knocked twice.

She was as big as a house, but she had a warm smile and gentle eyes.

Could you please give me something to eat? I am so hungry.

The kind giantess gave Jack some vegetable stew.

He was enjoying it so much that he didn't notice when the kitchen table started to shake.

The giant stomped into the kitchen and sniffed the air.

Good evening, my darling husband, replied the giantess.

There is nobody here. You smell the vegetable stew, nothing more.

The giant took a small sack of gold coins out of his pocket and counted them.

If I had that money, I could fix our house.

When the two giants left the room, Jack stole the five gold coins and slipped them into his bag.

But then Jack remembered that his family no longer had a cow.

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Jack and the Beanstalk - UK English accent (TheFableCottage.com)

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