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(bg:#212529)[''Once upon a time, there lived a widowed mum with her only son named, jack.
This poor family had been suffering from poverty for a very long time, which led them to sell off everything that they owned just to buy basic daily needs, as jack was too young to earn money by himself.
Eventually leaving them with nothing but an old cow, that became their only source of income.
That old Cow would provide the poor family with enough milk which they would sell off in the nearby market and in return buy bread to eat for the day.''
]
(bg:#212529)[[Continue.]]
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"https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/bc95f3_d47a3582794f42aab5bfc0f05adee34d.mp3">(bg:(hsl:210,0.1081,0.1451,0.75))[''But suddenly, one day the cow stopped giving milk.
Upon this incident, jack ran to his mother and said,
"MOTHER, MOTHER", exclaimed jack.
"What is it jack?", says the mother.
"Mother the cow is not giving any more milk", said jack.
Upon hearing this the mother got worried and said,
"Oh, dear! What should we do now, that cow was our only source of income."
"How about we wait for another day or sell this cow for a good bargain in the market as well", suggested jack.]
(bg:(hsl:210,0.1081,0.1451,0.75))[[Wait for another day.]]
(bg:(hsl:210,0.1081,0.1451,0.75))[[Sell the cow.]](bg:(hsl:210,0.1081,0.1451,0.75))[''The poor family had no other option other than waiting or selling it, because all of their belongings were already sold to fullfill their basic daily needs and that old cow was the only thing left.
The mother and the son waited a whole day in hopes that the cow would miraculously start producing milk for them so that their only way of income would not be affected.
But their wait was of no use, as the cow was now really old to produce anymore milk,because of this, they no longer had an option other than selling the old cow.'']
(bg:(hsl:210,0.1081,0.1451,0.75))[''[[Sell the cow.]] ''](bg:(hsl:210,0.1081,0.1451,0.75))[''Jack was told by his mother to sell the cow for a good bargain in the market. Bearing his mother's words in his mind jack set off towards the market to sell the cow for a good bargain.
On his way, he met an old man who asked him,
"Where are you going with that cow young man?", said the old man.
"I am going to the market to sell this cow for a good bargain", answered jack.
"Oh! I see" exclaimed the old man "Why take the trouble of going so far when i have a great deal for you right here", said the old man.
Upon hearingthis jack became mildly curious about what the old man had to offer.'']
(bg:(hsl:210,0.1081,0.1451,0.75))[''[[Listen to the old man.]]''](bg:#fff3bf)+(text-colour:black)[''"What are you willing to offer in return for this cow?" asked Jack.
Instead of answering his question, the old man said, "Let me tell u a story first."
"There is a legend of five magical beans which grows overnight into a giant beanstalk that reaches the sky and touches a cloud, on that cloud, there is a giant castle which belongs to a very selfish giant, who has lots of money and gold stored in his castle that no one is allowed to touch. Legend also has it, that there is only a last set of five magical beans left."
Jack was an immature boy who was suffering from poverty at a very young age, listned to the old man's story with great interest and mild greediness that lead him to ask the one question which indicate's that he had long forgotten his mother's words about a good bargain
"Where do I find those beans??" says jack.'']
(bg:#fff3bf)[''[[The five Magical Beans.]]'']
(bg:#fff3bf)+(text-colour:black)[''The old man smiled at Jack's question and pulled out five beans from his pocket, and said, "I have those magical beans right here with me. I shall trade them with you for the Cow."
Jack pondered over the bargain for a few seconds before finally agreeing to it. He gave the Old-man the Cow in trade for the beans and ran back home to tell his mother about the bargain he made, thinking that his mothers going to be so proud of him.'']
(bg:#fff3bf)[''[[Mom's reaction to the bargain.]]''](bg:(hsl:210,0.1081,0.1451,0.75))[''As Jack neared his house, he happily started shouting, "MOTHER, MOTHER."
"What is it, Jack?" asked the mother.
Looking at how happy he was, she assumed that he made a good bargain that would last them for a while for now.
"Look, mom, I made a good bargain," said Jack. He then showed his mother the five beans and also told her the story, which was told to him by the old man, thinking she would be happy with him, but to his disappointment, she only got angry and shouted at him,
"I TOLD YOU TO MAKE A GOOD BARGAIN BUT, LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID, OFF YOU GO TO BED," in a fury, she snatched the beans from his hand and threw them out of the window into the backyard. She then went off to bed crying and thinking what are they going to do now.'']
(bg:(hsl:210,0.1081,0.1451,0.75))[''[[Next day.]]''](bg:#a9e34b)[''The next day, when Jack woke up, he went outside towards the backyard while thinking that, what should he do now as the cow was there only way to earn enough money to buy bread for a day, suddenly he bumped into something and when he looked up, to his surprise, he found an enormous beanstalk in his backyard that cuts across the sky and touches the clouds, just like the way it was stated in that old man's story.
'']
(bg:#a9e34b)[''[[Donot climb the Beanstalk.]]'']
(bg:#a9e34b)[''[[Climb the Beanstalk.]]'']
(bg:#f1f3f5)+(text-colour:black)[''Jack started climbing the beanstalk and did not stop until his house was a mere spot on the ground. It felt forever reaching the top but, at last, the stalk ended and Jack found himself in a completely different place.
Before he could set his feet on the cloud, a fairy emerged out of nowhere who not only warned Jack, but also told him a secret that should've been told to him by his mother a long time ago.'']
(bg:#f1f3f5)[''[[Listen to the fairy.]]''](text-colour:black)+(bg:#dbe4ff)['' Jack had this overwhelming urge to check out if the story was true or not. Battling with his inner self, Jack finally gave in to his curiosity decided that he would climb the beanstalk and see for himself whether that story was true or not.'']
(bg:#dbe4ff)[''[[Climb the Beanstalk.]]''](bg:#f1f3f5)+(text-colour:black)[''"Hello, Jack!" said the fairy, "You don't know about me but, I know all about you. I have two things to tell you. First is a secret that your mother hid from you, secondly a warning about the path ahead of you."
"The castle you see up there belongs to a Giant who stole all your father's money and killed him mercilessly. Your mother had kept this a secret from you so that she could protect you. Beware as the giant is known to be a selfish person who loves to eat young children."
"He Owes you Jack," after saying this she disappeared into thin air.
Jack stood there thinking about the fairy's words and after some time coming to a decision, that the Giant sure owes him and his family for all the suffering they've been through."
After saying this he made way towards the castle.'']
(bg:#f1f3f5)[''[[The castle.]]''](bg:(hsl:33,1,0.8294,0.6))[''Jack starting walking on the path and at the end of the path he saw a huge castle.
He went up to the castle and knocked at the huge door.
A few moments later a giant women opened the door. She looked really scary and suddenly howled at Jack, "What do you want boy?"
Jack flinched for a second before replying, "If you please ma'am, would you kindly give me some breakfast, I haven't eaten anything since yesterday."
Eventough the giant woman looked terrifying , but in reality she had a really kind heart,upon hearing what jack said she invited him inside and offered him a huge plate of english breakfast, but also warned him to eat it quickly before her giant husband comes back.'']
(bg:(hsl:33,1,0.8294,0.6))[''[[Seeing the giant.]]''](bg:(hsl:31,1,0.651,0.55))[''Jack quickly started eating when suddenly there was a huge knock at the door.
The wife quickly picked up Jack and hid him in the huge empty kettle so that her husband would not find out about the young boy.
She then went and opened the door, as the giant entered he roared and said,
"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"
The wife then quickly said, "Nonsense! You are mistaken. It's the ox hide you smell."'']
(bg:(hsl:31,1,0.651,0.55))[''[[continue.]]''](bg:(hsl:31,1,0.651,0.8))+(text-colour:black)[''Thinking he might have smelled wrong, the giant sat down on the table and started eating the breakfast which was served to him by his wife.
After he finished his breakfast he asked his wife to get him his money bags. The wife bought the money bags and placed it infront of the giant.
He started counting his money but soon felt very sleepy that he slept on the table leaving his money bags open. After a while the whole room started roaring with his snores.
Jack who was watching all this thing from the kettle took that time as an opportunity. He got out of the kettle picked up the money bags and ran towards the door.
'']
(bg:(hsl:31,1,0.651,0.8))[''[[Next.]]''](bg:#dee2e6)+(text-colour:black)[''Before the giant would wake up, Jack ran toward's the beanstalk. He then quickly climbed it down. He took a sigh of relief, as he reached the ground and ran towards his mother saying, "MOTHER, MOTHER! LOOK WHAT I GOT! WE ARE FINALLY RICH NOW!"
He then showed his mother the money bags which he took from the giant. Upon seeing the money the mother got really happy thinking, "Finally we will be able to live a happy life from now on."
Day's and month's went by, the mother and the son started living a very comfortable life.'']
(bg:#dee2e6)[''[[Until one afternoon.]]''](text-colour:black)+(bg:(hsl:45,0.9742,0.5431,0.6))[''While Jack's mother was away from home for a few hours, he decided to go up to the giant's castle and see what was happening there.
So he climbed the beanstalk and made his way towards the castle. Once he reached the castle, he then knocked on the huge door and a few moments later, he again saw the giant's wife, who didn't seem to recognize him, as he was dressed impeccably this time.
"If you please, ma'am could you give me some food to eat?" he said.
"Run away you little boy! Last time a boy came, he stole my husband's money bag," said the wife. As she was soft hearted she just couldn't let the boy go without any food so she invited Jack in and offered him some food.'']
(bg:(hsl:45,0.9742,0.5431,0.6))[''[[Continue]]''](bg:(hsl:29,1,0.5843,0.65))[''As soon as Jack started eating again there was a huge knock at the door, the wife quickly picked up jack and hid him in the oven this time and then quickly opened the door for the giant.
As the giant entered he sniffed the air and again roared,
"Fee, fi, fo ,fum
I smell the blood of an english man
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 was mistaken and quickly offered him his breakfast to eat.
'']
(bg:(hsl:29,1,0.5843,0.65))[''[[The golden egg.]]''](bg:#a9e34b)+(text-colour:black)[''After finishing his breakfast, the giant ordered his wife to bring him his hen that lay's golden eggs.
The wife went and bought the giant his hen.
He then roared in his voice to the hen, "LAY!" that very moment, the hen laid a golden egg.
Jack, who was watching all this from the oven was, very amazed by what he saw. As soon as he saw the giant dozing off into a deep sleep, Jack took that opportunity to quietly climb out of the oven, grab the hen and run out of the door towards the beanstalk before the giant would wake up.
'']
(bg:#a9e34b)[''[[next.]]''](bg:(hsl:33,1,0.8294,0.75))+(text-colour:black)[''Suddenly, the hen began to cackle, which caused the giant to stir slightly in his sleep, but even with the slight disturbance, he kept on sleeping.
Jack climbed down the beanstalk and went straight to his mother and gave her the hen. He showed his mother how the hen lay's a golden egg whenever you say "LAY." The mother was utterly surprised at what she saw, soon they became so rich, that the money they had now was greater than what they used to spend before.'']
(bg:(hsl:33,1,0.8294,0.75))[''[[Last visit to the castle.]]''](bg:(hsl:33,1,0.8294,0.95))+(text-colour:black)[''One afternoon, a few months later, Jack was sitting idle in his backyard, not knowing what to do. Suddenly he thought of climbing the beanstalk to check out what's happening up there. He went up and quietly made his way to the castle and instead of knocking on the door this time as he didnot want to be seen, he climbed the window with the help of the vines hanging from it and hid himself in the oven. After a few moment the giant knocked the door and entered, as soon as he entered, he roared louder than ever and said,
“Fee fi foo fum
I smell the blood of an Englishman
Be he alive or be he dead
I will grind his bones to make my bread.”
The giant’s wife thoroughly reassured him that there is no one here as she has not seen or let any boy in the castle today.
Thinking he might be mistaken again, the giant sat down and finished his breakfast.'']
(bg:(hsl:33,1,0.8294,0.95))[''[[The magical Harp.]]''](bg:#ffa94d)[''After finishing his meal, the giant asked his wife to bring him his harp. The wife went and quickly fetched the harp and gave it to the giant.
The giant then roared in his voice “SING!,” that very instant the harp started to sing and play the most beautiful sounds ever heard. Jack was once again mesmerized to see this. Not long after listening to the music the giant again fell into a deep sleep. Taking this opportunity Jack quickly came out of the oven, picked up the harp from the table and was making his way towards the door when suddenly........
'']
(bg:#ffa94d)[''[[Getting caught.]]'']
(bg:(hsl:29,1,0.5843,0.8))[''The harp started shouting,
“MASTER MASTER,” upon hearing the commotion the giant woke up from his sleep just in time to catch sight of Jack running out of the kitchen door. With a fearful roar, he stood up and dashed after Jack.'']
(bg:(hsl:29,1,0.5843,0.8))[''[[The run for life.]]''](bg:(hsl:210,0.1579,0.9255,0.7))+(text-colour:black)[''Little Jack ran as fast as he could while holding the harp tightly in his hands.
The giant on the other hand took terribly long strides and gained up on Jack in no time. Jack would've been caught if the giant had not slipped over a boulder and knocked himself down.
Before he could pick himself up, Jack began to climb down the beanstalk. By the time the giant reached the beanstalk, Jack was half-way to the cottage.'']
(bg:(hsl:210,0.1579,0.9255,0.7))[''[[Next]]''](bg:(hsl:31,1,0.651,0.5))+(text-colour:black)[''The giant also began to climb down the beanstalk.
As soon as Jack saw the giant coming down he quickly called out to his mother, "MOTHER! MOTHER! BRING ME AN AXE QUICK," without wasting a single second the mother hurried out with an axe, no sooner Jack had reached the ground he cut the beanstalk right into two, which caused the giant to come down with a terrible crash that resulted as the end of him.
Seeing all this, the mother said to Jack, "I know what the giant did to your father was bad, but you also should not be so greedy," she continued by saying, "The giant payed for what he did, but greed, greed is also a very bad deed, which always leaves a person hungry for more and in the end that person only suffer's from troubles and nothing more."
Hearing his mother's words and recalling today's incident where he almost lost his life, Jack promised his mom to never be greedy again in his whole life. '']
(bg:(hsl:31,1,0.651,0.5))[''[[The End.]]''](bg:#adb5bd)[This is the end of the story //''Jack and The Beanstalk.''//]
(bg:#adb5bd)[[Jack and the beanstalk.]]