Fracturing Jack and the Beanstalk |
Jack and his mother were very sad. "We have no money for food," said mother. "Jack I want you to go to town and sell our cow, all right." "Ok. I will be back soon," said Jack. On the way Jack met an old woman. She had a bag full of magic beans. "Do you want to trade?" squeaked the old woman. "OK," Jack said. He traded the cow for the beans. When he got home his mother was mad. "I asked you to go to town for money not beans!" She threw the beans out the window. Jack went to bed with no dinner. After a while the beans started to grow. The vine grew and grew until it grew up to the sky. "Wow! I want to live there someday," said Jack. "You could," said an old man. "I could? Hey! Wait a minute. Who said that?" asked Jack. "I did," said the old man. "How could I get to live in the castle at the top of the beanstalk?" asked Jack. "Make the giant fall down from the top of the beanstalk," said the old man. So Jack tried to get the giant over to the beanstalk. "Hey giant come over here," said Jack. "I'm going to get you!" said the giant. Jack jumped down from the top of the beanstalk. He called for the ax and cut down the beanstalk. Down came the giant. BAM! The giant died and Jack and his mother lived happily ever after. By Jaclyn |
Once upon a time there was a good little boy named Jack. He lived with his father. They were very poor. One day his father said, "We need food and money. Go take the cow to market." "But she is my friend. Can we do something else?" asked Jack. "No, she is the only thing we have to sell," his father said. "OK," said Jack. So he took the cow to market. There he met an old man with a handful of magic beans. The old man said, "I'll trade you these magic beans for that cow." Jack said, "OK," and they traded. Jack ran home and showed his father. His father looked at him and said, "Why did you trade the cow for beans?" "The old man said they were magic," said Jack and gave the beans to his father. He got mad and threw them out the door. The next day Jack went outside and he saw a tall beanstalk. He climbed it until he reached the top. He saw a giant castle. It belonged to a giant. The giant opened the door and said, "Fe 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." Jack crawled in. He saw a golden duck and a harp. He took them and ran down the beanstalk. He ran to the barn and got an ax and chopped down the beanstalk. By Danielle |
Once upon a time, there were three people--a mom, a dad, and a girl named Kendall. They had a cow named Blacky Night. "We have no food and we need to sell Blacky Night for some money so we can buy food," said dad. "I'll go and sell Blacky Night," said Kendall. So Kendall went out and saw a poor person who had a bag full of magic beans. She exchanged Blacky Night for the beans. Kendall came home and showed her mom and dad and they said, "Go plant the seeds outside." The next day mom looked out the window and saw a very tall beanstalk. "Kendall, why don't you climb the beanstalk," she said. "OK," said Kendall and started to climb the beanstalk. She climbed so high that the ground was a speck. When she reached the top she saw a castle that had big flags with big G's on them. There were beautiful flowers and huge trees. Kendall went in the castle and saw a harp, a golden goose that laid golden eggs, and a bag with gold coins in it. She took them and climbed down the beanstalk. When she was climbing down she heard the giant say, "Fe fi fo fum, I can taste the blood of an English girl. So Kendall got to the ground fast and got the ax and chopped down the beanstalk. The giant fell to the ground and died. Kendall's family lived happily ever after. By Kendall |
Once upon a time there was a little girl named Sarah. Sarah loved to garden. She collected seeds wherever she went. One day Sarah was bored so she decided to look through her seed box. She picked out the seeds that were her favorite colors. She picked all of the purple, blue, green, and pink ones. She planted 3 rows in her garden. She gave her garden a lot of sunshine and water. She went out every day and looked at the garden. Sarah lived in a small cottage next to the candy factory. Her mom and dad owned the candy factory and she could eat candy any time she wanted. She ate chocolate chip cookies for breakfast, cotton candy for lunch, and French toast with chocolate syrup and sprinkles for dinner. Sarah ate so much candy she was sick of it. Sarah went out to check her garden again. She was very sad because her garden just wouldn't grow. She reached into her pocket and found a gumdrop. She knew it was a special gumdrop so she planted it. Sarah woke up the next day and there was a giant gumdrop tree in her garden. She climbed up to the very top. She went through the clouds and saw the most amazing garden ever. It had butterflies and unicorns and rainbows and flowers. She walked through her garden and found a rabbit. It was white with black spots and a little pink nose. She took the rabbit home and made it a warm bed. The next morning she woke up and checked on the rabbit. It had laid 20 golden carrots. Sarah knew that she was the luckiest girl in the whole world. By Sarah |
Once upon a time there was a small boy named Matt. He lived with his dad. One day his dad said, "Matt, we have no food. Go to the market and trade the rooster." Matt did not like doing chores but he did it anyway. He did like his rooster. Matt saw an old wizard. He said, "I will trade you one golden seed for that rooster." Matt said, "Yes!" He was so happy he ran up and down hills and took the shortest way home. When he got home he showed his dad the golden seed. His dad was mad and said, "You were supposed to get food, not a magic seed. Go back and trade the cow for some money." Matt went back but when he saw the wizard he forgot what his dad had said. He traded the cow for more seeds. He went home and showed them to his dad. His dad was so mad he threw the seeds out the door and sent Matt to his bed for the rest of the day and night. Before the sun came up, Matt woke up and looked outside. There was a giant pear tree. Matt was little but he loved big things, so he climbed up in the tree, up and up and up till he reached the top. He saw a big castle. He went in and saw a very big bird. Matt also saw a bag of gold. He was fast at everything except growing so he ran and snatched the bag of gold and ran down the tree. Then he burned the tree. He went to the market and gave the wizard a golden coin so he could get his rooster and cow back. Then Matt bought food and went home. He and his father were happy. By Matt |
In a far off land, a boy named Jack was complaining. "Mother, I have nothing to do," said Jack. "Go sell the chicken. We have too many," replied Mother. That's exactly what Jack did. Along the way he met an old man. "Hello young lad," greeted the old man. "ErÖHi," replied Jack. "Would you like to trade your chicken for some beans? They're magic," asked the old man. "Hmm. Who needs beans? I don't. But wait a second. That old guy said they were magic. Mother would surely like that." Jack finally agreed. Jack saw a townsperson. She said, "Hello Jack. Do you have anything to sell?" "No I don't. I already sold my chicken, but I will sell you my watch," Jack said. "No thanks," she said and walked away. Jack started to run back home. A salesperson tried to stop him. Jack didn't listen. Along the way Jack noticed a baby cow lying down. It appeared to be hurt. Jack ran over to get a closer look. It was hurt--very badly hurt. Jack ran all the way back to the village, and into the vet's office. "Oh veterinarian, you've got to help this poor little cow. Blood is gushing out of its leg very fast," Jack said. "Take me there," she said. That's exactly what he did. "There she is," said Jack. The veterinarian wrapped up the wound with gauze. Then Jack went home. He said, "I have magic beans." Right after he said it, his mom threw the beans out the window. Jack was very upset. He went to bed. During the night, the beans grew and grew and GREW into a HUGE beanstalk. When Jack awoke he was surprised because there was a huge beanstalk growing outside. He wondered what was up there, so he climbed all the way up. When he was finally at the top of the beanstalk, a beautiful castle was right before his eyes. "Oh wow," thought Jack. He was curious about this castle so he jumped right in through an open window. He saw a giant playing with a golden sword. A few minutes later, the giant fell asleep. Jack jumped out from his hiding place, grabbed the sword, and jumped out the window. The giant had woken up and was watching. He didn't really like the sword so he let Jack get away with it. Jack left the sword in the forest and climbed down the beanstalk. The next day Jack went up the beanstalk again. This time the giant was playing with a swan that laid silver eggs. "LAY", he commanded. The swan obeyed and laid an egg. Then the giant fell asleep again. Jack grabbed the swan and jumped out the window. Again, the giant woke up and watched him. He didn't really like the swan, so he let Jack get away with it too. Jack hid the swan with the sword and went down the beanstalk. The next day, Jack went up the beanstalk again. This time the giant was playing with a magic harp. Just then the giant went into the next room. Jack was peeking through the door. When the giant left the room, Jack ran in, grabbed the harp, and started to run for the window whenÖ."G-R-R-R!" The giant had jumped in front of Jack. Jack jumped out the window. The giant tried to jump after him but he couldn't fit through the window and got stuck. Jack took the things from the woods and went down the beanstalk. He told his mother about everything. They lived happily ever after. By Chloe |
Once upon a time Jack, the most evil person in the world, went down to the market to sell his evil cow. He met an evil person who wanted the cow in exchange for magic beans. Jack said, "OK." When he got home he planted the beans. After a week Jack's beans had grown to the sky, and Jack laughed an evil laugh. Then he disguised himself because he knew what was up there. When he went up the beanstalk it took three days. When he got to the top, he was in the world of the good. Jack, the most evil person in the world, knocked on the door of a castle that belonged to the best person in the world. His name was Giginto the king. Giginto let him in because he thought he was poor. He gave him a bag of gold. Then Jack disguised himself again and came back three days later to the same castle. He knocked again. Giginto let him in again. Thinking that he was poor, he gave him a magic hen. When Jack got home he disguised himself again. In three days he returned and knocked again. Then Jack's disguise fell off. When Giginto opened the door and saw him, he ran after him. Jack went down the beanstalk, but Giginto beat him down and chopped down the beanstalk. Jack fell down and broke his neck. Giginto lived happily ever after. By Matthew |
Once upon a time there was a soldier who lived in a palace. He had a magic bird that laid silver eggs every half hour. He also had a magic flute that played the best music ever, and a bag full of money. One day a humungous giant came and stole the bird, the flute, and the bag of money. He killed the soldier and took over the palace. The soldier's wife and their baby, Eddy, were poor. They lived in a barn. When the soldier's son was older they were out of food. They had a sheep that they had found but they knew they had to sell the sheep for money. Eddy went to town to sell the sheep. He found a man with magic seeds. Eddy asked to trade his sheep for the seeds. Eddy traded his sheep for the seeds. When Eddy showed his mother the seeds she threw them out the door. They went to sleep. The next morning the seeds had grown into a giant beanstalk. Eddy went outside and climbed up to the top. He saw a palace with an open window. He ran up to it and climbed in. He saw the giant playing a magic flute. He also saw the magic bird and the bag of money. The giant was almost asleep and he fell asleep soon. Eddy climbed up the chair like it was a pole. He grabbed the bird and the money bag and ran for the beanstalk. He slid down the Beanstalk. As soon as he got down he chopped down the beanstalk. Then he took a nap. The next morning Eddy woke up. He saw another beanstalk. He climbed up again. It took one hour to climb. When he got to the top he saw the window still open. He went in and hid in the cupboard. The giant fell asleep again. Eddy got out of the cupboard, stole the flute, and ran fast. He jumped down the beanstalk. The giant was still after him. Then the beanstalk broke. The giant broke his neck and died. Eddy broke his leg. They still had one magic seed so they planted it. It grew fast. Eddy and his mother climbed up to the palace and lived happily ever after. By Kyle |
Once upon a time, there lived a person named Jack. Jack was smart. He went to school at Best Kids High. One day a mean kid came to Jack's school. When the mean kid heard that Jack was the smartest kid in the school he said that Jack had to do his homework or he'd make his life terrible. One day Jack found a very tall beanstalk. He climbed the beanstalk and found a magic book that told him how to look scary. Jack read the book. The next day Jack looked scary and scared the mean kid away. Jack lived happily ever after. By John |
Kim and her mother were hungry. Kim's mother told her to go to the store. Kim took their cow Milky Pike. They stopped for a rest. A man had a hat full of magic beans. He traded them to Kim for Milky Pike. Kim ran home happily. She showed her mother the beans. Her mother was upset. Kim's mother threw the magic beans out of the window. Kim was sad. When it was time to go bed, Kim couldn't sleep. She looked out of her window and saw a magic beanstalk. She could not wait till morning came. Kim ran outside and started to climb the beanstalk. When she was almost at the top the sun came up. Then she went to the top of the beanstalk. She looked and saw a castle. She went inside and saw a giant holding a hen and telling her to lay golden eggs. She also saw a golden harp. The giant smelled Kim. He said, "Fe fi fo fum. I smell the blood of an English woman. Be she live or be she dead, I will grind her bones to make my bread." Kim took everything but the harp. When she came back for the harp the giant ran after her. Kim screamed, "Mother bring the ax." She took the ax and chopped the beanstalk down. Then the giant fell and broke his neck. By Takeira |
Once upon a time there was a boy name Zack. He lived with his mother and father in a little house. Zack had a cow name Blackywhite. One day Zack and his mother and father ran out of food and his mother sent him to sell Blackywhite to an old person that wanted a cow. She asked for money for the cow. Zack went out to sell Blackywhite. On the way he saw an old woman. She asked, "Can I have that cow? I will trade you for these magic beans." Zack got the magic beans and he planted them and watered them. After he was done he told his mother that he had planted magic beans. His mother said she wanted money. Zack fell asleep in his bed. He woke up before the sun and saw a giant beanstalk in the backyard. He climbed up to the top and saw a giant dad, a giant mom, a giant son, and a giant daughter living in a castle. Zack sneaked in the window of the castle and found that the whole family had fallen asleep counting the goose's golden eggs and listening to the magic heart's music. That was Zack's chance to take the goose and the magic heart but the goose made a noise. The family woke up and they saw Zack. They chased Zack down the beanstalk but Zack had an ax and he chopped down the beanstalk. The family fell and broke their necks. Zack showed his mother and father the goose and the magic heart. Then he went and got Blackywhite back. The happy family ate eggs and drank milk every morning. By James |
One day a little boy named Jack and his mother lived in a little cottage. They were very poor. They had a cow that would not give them milk so Mother decided to sell the cow. When Jack was walking down the road, he met a little old woman who said, "I'll trade these magic beans for that cow." Jack said, "OK," and gave the cow to the old woman. He skipped home happily with his handful of magic beans. When he got home he showed the beans to his mother. She got so mad that she threw the beans out the window. The little boy got punished. His mother said that he had to clean the shed in the back yard. "You will start doing that tomorrow." The little boy went to sleep in his room. The next morning, he went to clean out the shed. On his way he saw a giant beanstalk. He started to climb up it. When he was half way up he got scared but he still climbed and climbed until he was at the top. He saw a big castle and decided to go inside. At the door he saw a giant who was a very, very nice giant. When Jack's mother came to see what he was doing, she saw the beanstalk but she didn't see Jack. She decided to chop it down. When Jack was ready to go home he got scared because the beanstalk wasn't there. He went back to the castle. The giant said that Jack could stay with her and they lived happily together. Down on the ground, Jack's mother was very, very worried because she could not find Jack and didn't know what had happened to him. By Kimberly |
Long ago there was a boy named Max. His mom said she had no more food left so they had to sell the cow for money. Max took the cow and went to the market. On the way there he saw an old man who had some beans. The old man said, "I'll trade you some beans for that cow." Max said, "OK, I guess." He took the beans and went back home. When he got home he showed his mom the beans. "WHAT!" she said, but she wasn't really that mad. They just put the beans on the hill. In the middle of the night Max woke up. "WOW!" he said. He couldn't believe what he saw. He got dressed quickly and quietly. Then he went downstairs and ran out the door. He climbed the beanstalk before it was morning. When he got up there he saw a big castle. Then he knocked on the big door. He took a peek inside. Then he sneaked in and hid under the table. The giant smelled something. He said, "Fe, fi, fo, fum. I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he 'live or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread." Then the maid came in. "I smell something," said the giant to the maid. "Oh, that's your soup." "Oh," said the giant. Then the giant got his dollar bag and counted it. Then the magic harp played a beautiful song and the magic hen laid a golden egg every two hours. After a little while, the giant stopped counting his money and put it in the money bank. He went to take a nice big rest. Then Max quietly took everything and climbed down the beanstalk. When he got to the bottom he chopped it down. By Alyssa |
Once upon a time there was a boy named Steven. Steven and his mother were having a hard time because Steven's mother lost her job. She told Steven to take her bell collection and see if he could get enough money for them to buy some food. Steven went to the bank and on his way he got stopped by a dog. The dog said he would give him some magic beans. Steven told the dog that he had to get money for the bells. The dog said, "These beans are magic and if you plant one and make a wish it will come true". Steven thought about it and said, "Yes, you can have the bells and I will take the beans". Steven took the beans home to show his mother. His mother went out to plant the beans. Steven's mother made a wish and it came true. They got a lot of food and some money from the giant's house. By Steven |
Once upon time there was a boy named Dalton and there was a cow named Silky White. Dalton's mother said, "I do not have any more hamburger buns so you have to trade Silky White for some more hamburger buns." Dalton went to find a store. On the way he saw an old man with magic seeds. The old man said, "I will trade you some magic seeds for your cow." He gave Dalton the magic seeds and took the cow. Dalton ran off with the magic seeds and showed them to his mother. "Is this what you wanted?" he asked. His mother got angry and threw the seeds out the window. They started to grow. The next morning he looked outside and saw a humungous beanstalk in his backyard. When he climbed to the top he saw a big castle on top of the clouds. He went into the castle and he saw a rooster that lays golden eggs. Next he saw a golden harp that plays beautiful music. Then he saw a bag full of golden eggs. He grabbed them all and ran home and showed them to his mother. Then he went to the store to buy some hamburger buns. By Dalton |