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Jack and the Beanstalk
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The story of "Jack and the Beanstalk" seems to be an amalgamation of many of the giant-killing stories such as "Jack the Giant Killer" (which has its links to Arthurian lore), and the tale of "The Brave Little Tailor". It is the English version of an ancient (the oldest are thought by some to originate circa 3500-4500 BCE) series of fairy tales collectively known as "The Boy Steals the Ogre's Treasure".Jack and his widowed mother are a poor family with nothing to their name but the family cow. When the last of their money finally runs out Jack's mother sends him into town to sell their cow at the local village. On the way, however, Jack meets a mysterious stranger who offers him five magic beans in exchange for the cow. Jack accepts the offer and brings the beans home to his mother. Needless to say she is furious and throws the beans out the window. Overnight the beans grow into a massive beanstalk that stretches onwards up into the clouds. Jack decides to climb the beanstalk and when he reaches the top finds a massive castle. He sneaks into the castle to find that it is the home to a Giant, who says:Jack is about to run but he sees a bag of the giant's gold, which he quickly nicks before fleeing back down the beanstalk.The next day Jack, remembering all the other treasures up the top of the beanstalk, decides to give it another crack. He climbs back up and into the giant's castle. Once again the Giant's nose gives him the tip-off that there is a human around, but the Giant's wife hides Jack in the oven until her husband falls asleep. Jack sneaks out, but on his way grabs the goose that lays the golden eggs and takes it with him.On the third day Jack decides to head up the beanstalk again. His mother pleads with him not to go, but Jack chooses to give it one more time. When he reaches the castle the Giant pulls out a little golden harp that plays music by itself. The soft music lulls the Giant to sleep, then Jack sneaks out and snatches the Harp. But the Harp doesn't like the idea of being stolen and cries out to the Giant, waking him up. The Giant chases Jack down the beanstalk, but Jack reaches the bottom first, grabs an ax and chops down the beanstalk, killing the giant.The first known printed version of "Jack and the Beanstalk" dates from 1734 and was called "The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean". Of the numerous variants of the tale printed in the 19th century, the one by Joseph Jacobs (1890) is the most popular (read it here).Many critics of this story like to point out Jack is a petty thief, who also kills the Giant he robbed. Some versions justify his actions by various means, such as adding a bit about how the Giant killed Jack's father and/or that the Giant stole most of his treasure in the first place. In the latter retellings, such as in Fun and Fancy Free, the Harp is explicitly eager to be liberated from the Giant and helps Jack (or his stand-in) in any way she can. At other times this story gets the Fractured Fairy Tale treatment, showing Jack as a jerk of a robber.Not to be confused with "Jack the Giant Killer" which has a different plot and is much Bloodier and Gorier despite common elements. | |
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Adaptational Villainy: Crosses over with Adaptation Origin Connection. In a version retold by Trinka Hanks Young and illustrated by Stephen Kellog, the Ogre is shown to have some sort of ability to descend from the sky at, using such to raid a ship of pirates of thier treasures: the harp, their gold, and the hen that lays the golden eggs. The wreck of their ship can be seen in the first few pages of the story proper. | |
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I'm a Humanitarian | |
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I'm a Humanitarian: Perhaps the giant and the witch from "Hansel and Gretel" swap recipes. | |
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Disappeared Dad: According to most tellings, Jack's mother is a widow. | |
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Adapted Out: A lot of adaptations tend to leave the Giant's wife out. | |
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Adaptational Heroism | |
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Adaptational Heroism: In many interpretations of the story, the Harp has been stolen by the Giant and is completely on Jack's side. As a result, Jack is rescuing it as opposed to stealing it. | |
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Disney Villain Death | |
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Disney Villain Death: Jack kills the Giant by cutting down the beanstalk, making the Giant fall to his death. | |
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Signature Instrument: The giant owns a harp that plays itself on command and lulls him to sleep. A plot point involves Jack stealing it. | |
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Fractured Fairy Tale | |
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There's an animated Fractured Fairy Tale version that portrays Jack's mother as constantly thwarting her son's efforts to enrich them by stealing magical money-making devices from a cruel and magical millionaire, ultimately leaving them both as poor as ever as the narrator openly proclaims honesty and principles are not inherently rewarding. | |
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Politically Incorrect Villain | |
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Politically Incorrect Villain: The giant hates Englishmen. (Or perhaps they're just especially tasty?) | |
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The Nose Knows | |
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The Nose Knows: For most of the tale, the giant's sole indication Jack is there is his scent. | |
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Deconstruction | |
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Deconstruction: Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods, Brian Henson's Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story and (briefly) Terry Pratchett's Hogfather all have a go at Jack. | |
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Floating Continent | |
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Floating Continent: The Giant's cloud castle. | |
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Sell What You Love | |
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Sell What You Love: Jack and his mother are forced to sell their family cow to make enough money to live. Instead of getting cash for the cow, Jack trades the cow for magic beans. | |
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Journey to the Sky | |
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Journey to the Sky: The tale consists of Jack climbing the magical beanstalk that grew overnight out of a set of magical beans he obtained by trading a cow he was supposed to sell for money. When Jack reaches the top, he discovers a castle inhabited by giants. | |
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Rule of Three | |
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Rule of Three: Gold, Goose and Harp. On the third and final theft, the Harp acts as an alarm system and alerts the Giant of Jack's presence. | |
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Giant Food: Whatever the giant's wife feeds him qualifies. | |
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Hard Truth Aesop | |
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Hard Truth Aesop: The moral of the story seems to be that you should totally give away something that has a lot of worth for something that seems worthless, because it might pay off by giving you immense wealth. A more reasonable take on this line may instead be read as "Don't be afraid to take a risk, as it may pay off in the future." There's an animated Fractured Fairy Tale version that portrays Jack's mother as constantly thwarting her son's efforts to enrich them by stealing magical money-making devices from a cruel and magical millionaire, ultimately leaving them both as poor as ever as the narrator openly proclaims honesty and principles are not inherently rewarding. | |
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Anti-Hero | |
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Anti-Hero: However you look at it, the protagonist goes from gullible fool to thief to killer (albeit in self-defense) over the course of the story. | |
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No Name Given | |
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No Name Given: The Giant. | |
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Our Giants Are Bigger | |
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Our Giants Are Bigger: This variety of giant lives in gravity-defying castles in the clouds. | |
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Mysterious Benefactor: The man with the beans. | |
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Adaptation Species Change: Many versions feature a hen instead of a goose. A few replace the giant with an ogre. | |
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Wealthy Ever After | |
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Wealthy Ever After: Jack's happy ending entails getting (or reclaiming) riches from his adventure. | |
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished | |
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: The giant's wife lets Jack into her home, gives him food and helps him hide from her husband. In return, he steals from her home and eventually kills her husband. | |
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Space Elevator | |
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Space Elevator: The magic beanstalk goes up into the clouds, too far to see the top. Taken up to eleven with the Trinka Hanks Young version. The Beanstalk takes Jack to the Ogre's castle which is located on the moon. | |
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