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The Thirsty Crow

One hot day, a thirsty crow flew all over the fields looking forwater. For a long time, she could not find any. She felt very weak,almost giving up hope.Suddenly, she saw a water jug below her. She flew straight downto see if there was any water inside. es, she could see somewater inside the jug!

The crow tried to push her head into the jug. Sadly, she found thatthe neck of the jug was too narrow. Then she tried to push the jugdown for the water to flow out. She found that the jug was tooheavy.

The crow thought hard for a while. Then looking around her, shesaw some pebbles. She suddenly had a good idea. She startedpicking up the pebbles one by one, dropping each into the jug. "s

more and more pebbles filled the jug, the water level kept rising.Soon it was high enough for the crow to drink. #er plan hadworked!

The Three Billy Goat Gruff



There once were there billy goats named Gruff who always stayed together. There eldest

of the brothers was the biggest, while the youngest of them was the smallest. One day, the three

billy goats decided to go up a hill to eat the sweet, long grass that grew there.They set off on their journey just as the sun came up. The goats had almost reached the

hill when they discovered that they had to cross a wide stream. Luckily there was a wooden

bridge, but it was so old and narrow the goats had to cross it one at a time, what the goats didntknow was that under this bridge there lived a great, ugly troll. !e had huge eyes, a big nose and

he was always bad tempered and hungry.

The youngest billy goat Gruff was the first one to start out across the bridge. " trip trap

sound came as the goats hooves over the bridge. The billy goat was halfway across when heheard the trolls loud voice growling under the bridge and ask who cross the bridge. The little

billy goat was frightened and replied to the troll that it was him. The troll was angry said that noone across the bridge without his permission. "nd he was going to eat the little billy goat. But the

billy goat Gruff said that #r. Troll had to wait his brother because it is bigger and tasier meal. Of

course the greedy troll wanted a bigger meal. $o he wait for the second. $oon there was a much

louder trip trap sound, the second billy goat gruff came. The troll roared to the second goat andshouted that no one crosses the bridge without his permission so hes going to eat the second

billy goat gruff. But the second goat begged the troll not to eat him and wait for the third billy

goat gruff. %t was so large and it would be the biggest and tastiest meal the troll could have. $othe greedy troll wanted it. $o he let the second billy goat to cross the bridge and wait for the third

to come. $oon he heard the loudest trip trap sound of all. The third billy goat came. The trollroared and rushed towards the big goat wanted to eat it. But the third billy goat gruff wasnt a bitafraid. !e lowered his great big horns and rushed straight at the troll and hit the troll so hard. !e

flew off the bridge into the stream. There was a huge splash and he was carried away in the icy

water. from that day on, no one ever bothered by the ugly troll again.

Three Little Pigs



Once upon a time there were three little pigs. One pig built ahouse of straw while the second pig built his house with sticks.They built their houses very quickly and then sang and danced allday because they were lazy. The third little pig worked hard allday and built his house with bricks.

A big bad wolf saw the two little pigs while they danced andplayed and thought, “hat !uicy tender meals they will make"# $echased the two pigs and they ran and hid in their houses. The bigbad wolf went to the first house and huffed and puffed and blewthe house down in minutes. The frightened little pig ran to thesecond pig%s house that was made of sticks. The big bad wolf nowcame to this house and huffed and puffed and blew the housedown in hardly any time. &ow, the two little pigs were terrifiedand ran to the third pig%s house that was made of bricks.

The big bad wolf tried to huff and puff and blow the house down,but he could not. $e kept trying for hours but the house was verystrong and the little pigs were safe inside. $e tried to enterthrough the chimney but the third little pig boiled a big pot of water and kept it below the chimney. The wolf fell into it and

died.

The two little pigs now felt sorry for having been so lazy. They toobuilt their houses with bricks and lived happily ever after.



The Lion and the Mouse

" small mouse crept up to a sleeping lion. The mouse admired the lion&s ears, his

long whiskers and his great mane.

'$ince he&s sleeping,' thought the mouse, 'he&ll never suspect %&m here('

)ith that, the little mouse climbed up onto the lion&s tail, ran across its back, slid

down its leg and jumped off of its paw. The lion awoke and *uickly caught the

mouse between its claws.

'+lease,' said the mouse, 'let me go and %&ll come back and help you someday.'

The lion laughed, 'ou are so small( !ow could ever help me-'

The lion laughed so hard he had to hold his belly( The mouse jumped to freedomand ran until she was far, far away.

The net day, two hunters came to the jungle. They went to the lion&s lair. They set

a huge rope snare. )hen the lion came home that night, he stepped into the trap.

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!e roared( !e wept( But he couldn&t pull himself free.

The mouse heard the lion&s pitiful roar and came back to help him.

The mouse eyed the trap and noticed the one thick rope that held it together. $he began nibbling and nibbling until the rope broke. The lion was able to shake off the

other ropes that held him tight. !e stood up free again(

The lion turned to the mouse and said, '/ear friend, % was foolish to ridicule you

for being small. ou helped me by saving my life after all('

The Dog and His Bone

" hound dog found a bone and held it tightly in his mouth. !e growled

and scowled at anyone who attempted to take it away. Off into the

woods he went to bury his pri0e.

)hen he came to a stream, he trotted over the footbridge and happened

to glance into the water. !e saw his own reflection. Thinking it was



another dog with a bigger bone, he growled and scowled at it. The

reflection growled and scowled back.

'%&ll get T!"T bone too,' thought the greedy dog, and he snapped his

sharp teeth at the image in the water.

"las, his own big bone fell with a splash, out of sight, the moment he

opened his mouth to bite(

The &orth ind and The 'un

The 1orth )ind boasted of great strength. The $un argued that there was great

power in gentleness.

')e shall have a contest,' said the $un.

2ar below, a man traveled a winding road. !e was wearing a warm winter coat.

'"s a test of strength,' said the $un, 'Let us see which of us can take the coat off

of that man.'

'%t will be *uite simple for me to force him to remove his coat,' bragged the )ind.



The )ind blew so hard, the birds clung to the trees. The world was filled with dust

and leaves. But the harder the wind blew down the road, the tighter the shivering

man clung to his coat.

Then, the $un came out from behind a cloud. $un warmed the air and the frostyground. The man on the road unbuttoned his coat.

The sun grew slowly brighter and brighter.

$oon the man felt so hot, he took off his coat and sat down in a shady spot.

'!ow did you do that-' said the )ind.

'%t was easy,' said the $un, '% lit the day. Through gentleness % got my way.'

The Ox and The Frog



" young frog set out on his first adventure. "s he came out of the pond he saw a

large o gra0ing in a field. !aving never before seen such a creature, he hopped

ecitedly to his father, the bullfrog, and said, '% have just seen the biggest frog in

the world(

'!umph(' said the bullfrog, ')as he as big as me-' and he puffed himself up.

'Oh, much bigger than that(' said the little frog.

')as he T!%$ big,' said the bullfrog, puffing himself up even larger.

'#uch, much bigger than you(' said the little frog.

'3idiculous(' said the bullfrog, who fancied himself much more important than hewas. '!e couldn&t be bigger than me( %&m the oldest frog in the pond. % was here

first( )as he bigger than T!%$-'

!e puffed and puffed himself up so much...he burst(

The Boy who cried wolf

There once was a shepherd

boy who was bored as he sat

on the hillside watching the

village sheep. To amuse

himself he took a great

breath and sang out, ')olf(

)olf( The )olf is chasing

the sheep('

The villagers came running

up the hill to help the boy

drive the wolf away. But

when they arrived at the top

of the hill, they found nowolf. The boy laughed at the

sight of their angry faces.

'/on&t cry &wolf&, shepherd boy,' said the villagers, 'when there&s no wolf(' They

went grumbling back down the hill.



Later, the boy sang out again, ')olf( )olf( The wolf is chasing the sheep(' To his

naughty delight, he watched the villagers run up the hill to help him drive the wolf

away.

)hen the villagers saw no wolf they sternly said, '$ave your frightened song forwhen there is really something wrong( /on&t cry &wolf& when there is 1O wolf('

But the boy just grinned and watched them go grumbling down the hill once more.

Later, he saw a 34"L wolf prowling about his flock. "larmed, he leaped to his feet

and sang out as loudly as he could, ')olf( )olf('

But the villagers thought he was trying to fool them again, and so they didn&t come.

"t sunset, everyone wondered why the shepherd boy hadn&t returned to the village

with their sheep. They went up the hill to find the boy. They found him weeping.

'There really was a wolf here( The flock has scattered( % cried out, ')olf(' )hy

didn&t you come-'

"n old man tried to comfort the boy as they walked back to the village.

')e&ll help you look for the lost sheep in the morning,' he said, putting his arm

The $are and The Tortoise



There once was a speedy hare who bragged about how fast he could run. Tired of

hearing him boast, $low and $teady, the tortoise, challenged him to a race. "ll the

animals in the forest gathered to watch.

!are ran down the road for a while and then and paused to rest. !e looked back at

$low and $teady and cried out, '!ow do you epect to win this race when you are

walking along at your slow, slow pace-'

!are stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking, 'There is plenty of time to rela.'

$low and $teady walked and walked. !e never, ever stopped until he came to the

finish line.

The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, they woke up !are.

!are stretched and yawned and began to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise was

over the line.

"fter that, !are always reminded himself, '/on&t brag about your lightning pace, for

$low and $teady won the race('

The (oat and The olf



" wolf saw a goat gra0ing at the edge of a high cliff. The wolf smacked his lips at

the thought of a fine goat dinner.

'#y dear friend,' said the wolf in his sweetest voice, 'aren&t you afraid you will

fall down from that cliff- 5ome down here and gra0e on this fine grass beside me

on safe, level ground.'

'1o, thank you,' said the goat.

')ell then,' said the wolf, 'aren&t you cold up there in the wind- ou would be

warmer gra0ing down here beside me in this sheltered area.'

'1o, thank you,' said the goat.

'But the grass tastes better down here(' said the easperated wolf, ')hy dine

alone-'

'#y dear wolf,' the goat finally said, 'are you *uite sure that it is # dinner you

are worrying about and not your own-

Ant and Grasshopper

%n a field one summer&s day a grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing

to its heart&s content. " group of ants walked by, grunting as they struggled to

carry plump kernels of corn.



')here are you going with

those heavy things-' asked the

grasshopper.

)ithout stopping, the first antreplied, 'To our ant hill. This is

the third kernel %&ve delivered

today.'

')hy not come and sing with

me,' teased the grasshopper,

'instead of working so hard-'

')e are helping to store food

for the winter,' said the ant,

'and think you should do the

same.'

')inter is far away and it is a

glorious day to play,' sang the grasshopper.

But the ants went on their way and continued their hard work.

The weather soon turned cold. "ll the food lying in the field was covered with a

thick white blanket of snow that even the grasshopper could not dig through. $oon

the grasshopper found itself dying of hunger.

!e staggered to the ants& hill and saw them handing out corn from the stores they

had collected in the summer. !e begged them for something to eat.

')hat(' cried the ants in surprise, 'haven&t you stored anything away for thewinter- )hat in the world were you doing all last summer-'

'% didn&t have time to store any food,' complained the grasshopper6 '% was so busy

playing music that before % knew it the summer was gone.'

The ants shook their heads in disgust, turned their backs on the grasshopper and

went on with their work.

The Goose with the Golden Eggs



One day a countryman going to the nest of his goose

found there an egg all yellow and glittering. When he

picked it up it was very heavy and he was going to throw it

away, because he thought a trick had been played on him.

But he decided to take it home and soon discovered that it

was an egg of pure gold.

Every morning the same thing occurred, and he grew rich

by selling his eggs. As he grew rich he grew greedy; and

thinking to get all the gold the goose could give, he killed it

and opened it only to find nothing.



The Two +ots



)t was a cyclonic season. There was flood everywhere.

*any houses drowned in the flood. There was a copper pot andan earthen pot in a house. +oth these were washed away in theflood to a river.

The copper pot called the earthen pot and said, *y friend, youare made of mud. -ou are so weak. lease, come near me. )/llsave you.

The earthen pot replied, Thank you for your kindness, my friend.+ut, let me swim to the bank by myself/. The earthen pot beganto swim towards the bank of the river.

As the copper pot tried to swim, water got filled into the pot andthe copper pot drowned. +ut earthen pot reached the bank.

The Five Chinese Brother

Once upon a time there were Five Chinese Brothers and they looked exactlyalike. They lived with their mother in a small house not far from the sea. TheFirst Chinese Brother could swallow the sea. The econd Chinese Brother hadan iron neck. The Third Chinese Brother could stretch and stretch and stretchhis legs. The Fourth Chinese Brother could not !e !urned. "nd# The FifthChinese Brother could hold his !reath inde$nitely. %very morning the FirstChinese Brother would go $shing# and whatever the weather# he would come!ack to the village with !eautiful and rare $sh which he had caught andcould sell at the market for a very good price.



One day# as he was leaving the market place# a little !oy stopped himand asked him if he could go $shing with him.&'o# it could not !e done#& saidthe First Chinese Brother. But the little !oy !egged and !egged and $nallythe First Chinese

Brother consented. &(nder one condition#& said he# &and that is that you shallo!ey me promptly. &)es# yes#& the little !oy promised. %arly next morning# theFirst Chinese Brother and the little !o ywent down to the !each.&*emem!er#& said the First Chinese Brother# &you must o!ey mepromptly. +hen , make a sign for you to come !ack# you must come atonce.& &)es# yes#& the little !oy promised. Then the First Chinese Brotherswallowed the sea."nd all the $sh were left high and dry at the !ottom of the sea. "ndall the treasures of the sea lay uncovered.The little !oy was delighted.-e ran here and there stung his pockets with strange pe!!les#extraordinary shells and fantastic algae. 'ear the shore the First Chinese

Brother gathered some $sh while he kept holding the sea in his mouth.Presently he grew tired. ,t is very hard to hold the sea. o he made a signwith his hand for the little!oy to come !ack. The little !oy saw him !ut paid no attention. The FirstChinese Brother made great movements with his arms and that meant&Come !ack/& But did the little !oy care0 'ot a !it and he ran further away. Then the First Chinese Brother felt the sea swelling inside him and he madedesperate gestures to call the little !oy !ack. But the little !oy made faces athim and 1ed as fast as he could. The First Chinese Brother held the sea untilhe thought he was going to !urst. "ll of a sudden the sea forced its way outof his mouth# went !ack it its !ed ... and the little !oy disappeared. +hen the

First Chinese Brother returned to the village# alone# he was arrested# put inprison and condemned to have his head cut o2. On the morning of theexecution he said to the 3udge4 &)our -onour# will you allow me to go and !idmy mother good5!ye0&&,t is only fair#& said the 3udge. o the First Chinese Brother went home ....

and the econd Chinese Brother came !ack in his place. "ll the peoplewere assem!led on the village s6uare to witness the execution.

The executioner took his sword and struck a mighty !low. But theecond Chinese Brother got up and smiled. -e was the one withthe iron neck and they simply could not cut his head o2.

%very!ody was angry and they decided that he should !edrowned. On the morning of the execution# the econd ChineseBrother said to the 3udge4 &)our honour# will you allow me to goand !id my mothergood5!ye0&&,t is only fair#& said the 3udge. o the econd Chinese Brotherwent home.... and the Third Chinese Brother came !ack in hisplace.

-e was pushed on a !oat which made for the open sea. +hentheywere far out on the ocean the Third Chinese Brother was thrownover!oard.But he !egan to stretch and stretch and stretch his legs# waydown tothe !ottom of the sea.



"nd all the time his smiling face was !o!!ing up and down on thecrest of the waves.-e simply could not !e drowned. %very!ody was very angry# andthey all

decided that he should !e !urned. On the morning of theexecution# the Third Chinese Brother said to the 3udge4&)our -onour# will youallow me to go and !id my mother good5!ye0&&,t is only fair#& saidthe 3udge.o the Third Chinese Brother went home .... and the FourthChineseBrother came !ack in his place. -e was tied up to a stake. Firewas set to it and all the people stood around watching it. ,n themidst of all the 1ames they heard him say4 &This is 6uite

pleasant.& &Bring some more wood/& the people cried. The $reroared higher.&'ow it is 6uite comforta!le#& said the Fourth Chinese Brother# forhewas the one who could not !e !urned. %very!ody was gettingmore and more angry every minute and they all decided tosmother him. They were not going to !e tricked again/ o theystayed there all night and even a little after dawn# 3ust to makesure. Then they opened the door and pulled him out. "nd he

shook himself and said# &7y/ That was a good sleep/&%very!ody stared open5mouthed and round eyed. But the 3udgestepped forward and said# &+e have tried to get rid of you ineverypossi!le way and somehow it cannot !e done. ,t must !e that youare innocent.& &)es# yes#& shouted all the people. o they let himgo and he went home. "nd the Five Chinese Brothers and theirmother all lived together happily for many years.



Once upon a time there was an emperor whose only interest inlife was to dress up in fashionable clothes. $e kept changing hisclothes so that people could admire him.

Once, two thieves decided to teach him a lesson.

They told the emperor that they were very fine tailors and couldsew a lovely new suit for him. )t would be so light and fine that it

would seem invisible. Only those who were stupid could not seeit. The emperor was very e0cited and ordered the new tailors tobegin their work.

One day, the king asked the prime minister to go and see howmuch work the two tailors had done. $e saw the two men movingscissors in the air but he could see no cloth" $e kept quiet for fearof being called stupid and ignorant. )nstead, he praised the fabricand said it was marvellous.

1inally, the emperor%s new dress was ready. $e could see nothingbut he too did not want to appear stupid. $e admired the dressand thanked the tailors. $e was asked to parade down the streetfor all to see the new clothes. The emperor paraded down the



main street. The people could only see a naked emperor but noone admitted it for fear of being thought stupid.

They foolishly praised the invisible fabric and the colours. The

emperor was very happy.

At last, a child cried out, “The emperor is naked"#

'oon everyone began to murmur the same thing and very soonall shouted, “The emperor is not wearing anything"#

The emperor realised the truth but preferred to believe that hispeople were stupid.

The 2gly 3uckling

A little duckling was very sad because he thought he was theugliest amongst all his brothers and sisters. They would not playwith him and teased the poor ugly duckling. One day, he saw his



reflection in the water and cried, “&obody likes me. ) am so ugly.# $e decided to leave home and went far away into the woods.

3eep in the forest, he saw a cottage in which there lived an old

woman, her hen, and her cat. The duckling stayed with them forsome time but he was unhappy there and soon left. hen winterset in the poor duckling almost froze to death. A peasant tookhim home to his wife and children. The poor duckling was terrifiedof the children and escaped. The ugly duckling spent the winter ina marshy pond.

1inally, spring arrived. One day, the duckling saw a beautiful swanswimming in the pond and fell in love with her. +ut then heremembered how everyone made fun of him and he bent hishead down in shame. hen he saw his own reflection in thewater he was astonished. $e was not an ugly duckling anymore,but a handsome young swan" &ow, he knew why he had looked

so different from his brothers and sisters. “They were ducklingsbut ) was a baby swan"# he said to himself.

$e married the beautiful swan and lived happily ever after.

Little Red Riding Hood

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One day, 4ittle 5ed 5iding $ood%s mother said to her, “Take thisbasket of goodies to your grandma%s cottage, but don%t talk tostrangers on the way"# romising not to, 4ittle 5ed 5iding $oodskipped off. On her way she met the +ig +ad olf who asked, “here are you going, little girl6# “To my grandma%s, *r. olf"# she answered.

The +ig +ad olf then ran to her grandmother%s cottage muchbefore 4ittle 5ed 5iding $ood, and knocked on the door. hen(randma opened the door, he locked her up in the cupboard. Thewicked wolf then wore (randma%s clothes and lay on her bed,waiting for 4ittle 5ed 5iding $ood.

hen 4ittle 5ed 5iding $ood reached the cottage, she enteredand went to (randma%s bedside. “*y" hat big eyes you have,(randma"# she said in surprise. “All the better to see you with,my dear"# replied the wolf. “*y" hat big ears you have,(randma"# said 4ittle 5ed 5iding $ood. “All the better to hear youwith, my dear"# said the wolf. “hat big teeth you have,

(randma"# said 4ittle 5ed 5iding $ood. “All the better to eat youwith"# growled the wolf pouncing on her. 4ittle 5ed 5iding $oodscreamed and the woodcutters in the forest came running to thecottage. They beat the +ig +ad olf and rescued (randma fromthe cupboard. (randma hugged 4ittle 5ed 5iding $ood with !oy.The +ig +ad olf ran away never to be seen again. 4ittle 5ed5iding $ood had learnt her lesson and never spoke to strangersever again.

The rincess and the ea



A prince who was searching for the perfect wife wanted to marrya beautiful princess of good upbringing. One night, there was a

storm. There was a knock on the door and the queen found a girlstanding outside. 'he was wet and shivering. 'he said, “) am aprincess but ) got caught in this storm. lease may ) stay heretonight6# The queen wanted to test if she really was a princess ornot. 'o, while the servants made the bed, the queen placed a tinypea on it and added many layers of mattresses and quilts on top.The princess slept on this bed.

The ne0t day, the queen asked if she had slept well. 'he replied,

“The bed was soft, but ) could not sleep. ) don%t know what therewas on it but my back has turned all blue"# 'eeing how delicateshe was, the queen realized that she was indeed a real princessof delicate upbringing. The prince was very pleased and marriedthe princess and they lived happily ever after.



The Shoemaker and the Elves

7o was a shoemaker who lived with his wife *argaret. They werevery poor. One day, there was no more leather left. 7o had no

more material to make shoes. $ungry and miserable, they wentto bed.

hen they woke up the ne0t day, 7o and *argaret found ashining pair of beautiful shoes. They wondered where these shoeshad come from. A man, who was passing by, saw the shining

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shoes and bought them at a good price. 7o was very happy.*argaret and 7o had a hearty meal that night. The ne0t morning,when 7o went to his work shed, he saw another pair of new shinyshoes. $e told his wife the good news. *argaret was surprised

and happy but very puzzled. The two decided to keep a watchthat night to find out who was being so kind to them.

)n the middle of the night, when everybody else was asleep, 7oand *argaret waited secretly in the working shed. At midnight,they saw two elves" The elves were deep in their work, makingshoes for them. +y morning, they had made many new shoes. 7oand *argaret were filled with gratitude. hen they saw the elveshad nothing to wear they decided to make new, warm clothes for

them as winter was approaching. They kept their gift in the workshed the ne0t night and hid behind the door. At midnight, theelves came again and saw the beautiful, tiny clothes. The elveswere so happy with their new clothes that they sang and dancedall night. They now knew that 7o the shoemaker and his wife nolonger needed their help, and went away to help someone else inneed.

7ack and the beanstalk



Once upon a time there lived a poor widow

and her son 7ack. One day, 7ack%s mothertold him to sell their only cow. 7ack went to

the market and on the way he met a manwho wanted to buy his cow. 7ack asked,

“hat will you give me in return for mycow6# The man answered, “) will give you

five magic beans"# 7ack took the magicbeans and gave the man the cow. +ut

when he reached home, 7ack%s mother wasvery angry. 'he said, “-ou fool" $e took

away your cow and gave you some beans"# 'he threw the beans out of the window.

7ack was very sad and went to sleepwithout dinner.

The ne0t day, when 7ack woke up in themorning and looked out of the window, he

saw that a huge beanstalk had grown fromhis magic beans" $e climbed up the

beanstalk and reached a kingdom in the

sky. There lived a giant and his wife. 7ackwent inside the house and found the giant%s

wife in the kitchen. 7ack said, “8ould you

please give me something to eat6 ) am sohungry"# The kind wife gave him bread and

some milk.

hile he was eating, the giant came home. The giant was very big and looked veryfearsome. 7ack was terrified and went and hid inside. The giant cried, “1ee9fifo9fum, ) smellthe blood of an :nglishman. +e he alive, or be he dead, )%ll grind his bones to make my

bread"# The wife said, “There is no boy in here"# 'o, the giant ate his food and then went tohis room. $e took out his sacks of gold coins, counted them and kept them aside. Then he

went to sleep. )n the night, 7ack crept out of his hiding place, took one sack of gold coinsand climbed down the beanstalk. At home, he gave the coins to his mother. $is mother was

very happy and they lived well for sometime.

climbed the beanstalk and went to the giant%s house again. Once again, 7ack asked the

giant%s wife for food, but while he was eating the giant returned. 7ack leapt up in fright andwent and hid under the bed. The giant cried, “1ee9fifo9fum, ) smell the blood of an

:nglishman. +e he alive, or be he dead, )%ll grind his bones to make my bread"# The wife

said, “There is no boy in here"# The giant ate his food and went to his room. There, he tookout a hen. $e shouted, “4ay"# and the hen laid a golden egg. hen the giant fell asleep,

7ack took the hen and climbed down the beanstalk. 7ack%s mother was very happy with him.

After some days, 7ack once again climbed the beanstalk and went to the giant%s castle. 1orthe third time, 7ack met the giant%s wife and asked for some food. Once again, the giant%s

wife gave him bread and milk. +ut while 7ack was eating, the giant came home. “1ee9fi9fo9fum, ) smell the blood of an :nglishman. +e he alive, or be he dead, )%ll grind his bones to

make my bread"# cried the giant. “3on%t be silly" There is no boy in here"# said his wife.

The giant had a magical harp that could play beautiful songs. hile the giant slept, 7ack

took the harp and was about to leave. 'uddenly, the magic harp cried, “$elp master" A boy

is stealing me"# The giant woke up and saw 7ack with the harp. 1urious, he ran after 7ack.+ut 7ack was too fast for him. $e ran down the beanstalk and reached home. The giantfollowed him down. 7ack quickly ran inside his house and fetched an a0e. $e began to chop

the beanstalk. The giant fell and died.

7ack and his mother were now very rich and they lived happily ever after.

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