The Story of Jack-o-lantern. Long ago, there was a stingy Irish man. His name is “ Jack ”. He loved drinking and playing tricks on friends. Soon, no one.

The Story of The Story of Jack-o-lanternJack-o-lantern

Long ago, there was a stingy Irish man. His name is “Jack”.

He loved drinking and playing tricks on friends. Soon, no one wanted to be Jack’s friends.

One evening, when Jack was drinking, he had no money to pay the drink.

Suddenly, the Devil showed

up.

Jack came out an idea.

I will go with you if you change yourself to a coin to pay the bill for

me.

Deal!

The Devil turned himself into a coin, but Jack quickly put the coin in his purse. Because Jack had a silver cross in his purse, the Devil could not change himself back

After a while, Jack yelled,

The Devil gave his promise quickly. Jack laughed as he opened the purse, and the Devil flew out in a flash.

“Devil, I’ll let you go if you promise never to take my soul in 10 YEARS!”

10 years later.10 years later. One day, Jack came acrosOne day, Jack came acros

s the Devil while walking s the Devil while walking on a country road. on a country road.

The Devil wanted to take hiThe Devil wanted to take his soul, but Jack said,s soul, but Jack said,

"I'll go, but before I go, wil"I'll go, but before I go, will you get me an apple from l you get me an apple from

that tree?"that tree?"

The Devil, thinking he had nothinThe Devil, thinking he had nothing to lose, jumped on Jack's shouldg to lose, jumped on Jack's shoulders to get the apple. ers to get the apple.

Jack took out hiJack took out his knife and carves knife and carved a cross in the trd a cross in the trunk of the tree. unk of the tree.

The Devil lost his poThe Devil lost his power and couldn’t comwer and couldn’t come down from the tree.e down from the tree.

Jack made the Devil promise tJack made the Devil promise to never again ask for his soul. o never again ask for his soul.

The Devil agreed and Jack let him go.The Devil agreed and Jack let him go.

The Devil lost his poThe Devil lost his power and couldn’t comwer and couldn’t come down from the tree.e down from the tree.

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Years later, Jack died. His soul went up to Years later, Jack died. His soul went up to Heaven, but of course, he was not welcome Heaven, but of course, he was not welcome there. Jack then went down to Hell, but the there. Jack then went down to Hell, but the Devil wouldn’t let him in. Devil wouldn’t let him in.

Where can I go?

You will wander in the dYou will wander in the darkness between Heaven arkness between Heaven

and hell forever.and hell forever.

Then he threw a burning piece of coal at Then he threw a burning piece of coal at Jack before he closed the gate. Jack before he closed the gate.

Jack picked up the Jack picked up the coal with a hollow coal with a hollow turnip, feeling so sad. turnip, feeling so sad.

As he walked away, he carved some holes in the turnip and made As he walked away, he carved some holes in the turnip and made a lantern out of it so that he could have something to light his a lantern out of it so that he could have something to light his way. way.

With the lantern, With the lantern, Jack wandered in Jack wandered in the darkness the darkness forever. forever.

In the early days, the lanterns were carved frIn the early days, the lanterns were carved from turnips by the Irish and were called “Jacom turnips by the Irish and were called “Jack-o’-lanterns.”k-o’-lanterns.”

They symbolized Jack’s miserable soul They symbolized Jack’s miserable soul and were used to scare wandering ghosts and were used to scare wandering ghosts away. away.

When Irish immigrants first arrived When Irish immigrants first arrived in the US, they found pumpkins anin the US, they found pumpkins and used them to replace turnips for td used them to replace turnips for their jack-o-lanterns.heir jack-o-lanterns.

Words on HalloweenWords on Halloween

Quizzes

What is it? 1What is it? 1

Devil

What are they? 2What are they? 2

Pumpkins

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What is it? 3What is it? 3

turnip

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What is it? 4What is it? 4

cross

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What is it? 5What is it? 5

coin

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What is it? 6What is it? 6

Jack-o-lantern

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What is it? 7What is it? 7

ghost

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What is it? 8What is it? 8

An apple tree

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What is it? 9What is it? 9

purse

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What is it? 10What is it? 10

coal

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The EndThe End

The lost group will put on Halloween The lost group will put on Halloween costume.costume.