Jack and the Beanstalk Jack and the Beanstalk (Jack ve Fasulye Sırığı), en meşhur İngiliz masallarından olup, bize "İnsan için ancak çalıştığı vardır." kutlu sözünü hatırlatmaktadır. Cesaretin ve zekanın meşru alanda kullanılması gerektiğini, başkalarının malına mülküne göz dikmekte kullanılmasının doğurabileceği sıkıntıları anlatmaktadır. Once upon a time, there was a little boy Jack, who lived with his mother, in a small house near the village. They had no source of earnings. They had sold everything to buy a living. All they were left was a cow, who gave them milk. They were so poor that many times Jack and his mother slept on an empty stomach. Jack used to milk the cow every morning, but the cow had to be fed on fodder to give milk and they had no money. So Jack's mother thought of something, she went to Jack and told him to sell their only cow. (Jack) "Alright, mother." Jack went to the market to sell the cow and on the way he met a funny- looking old man. (Old man) "Good morning, Jack!" (Jack) "Good morning!" (Old man) "Where are you taking this cow, little boy?" (Jack) "I'm going to the market to sell this cow." (Old man) "Oh, child! You don't have to go too far for it. Give me the cow. I will buy it." (Jack) "What will you give me in return for my cow?" (Old man) "I have a special deal for such a good boy like you." (Jack) "And what is that?" (Old man) "I will give you my five magic beans." Jack was very confused. (Jack) "These beans don't look like the usual ones."
The beans looked exceptionally weird. They were huge. Bigger than any other normal beans. (Jack) "I don't want these beans. What will I do with these?" (Old man) "They're not the normal beans little boy. They are magical." (Jack) "Magical... Really? How do they work?" (Old man) "They're so magical that if you plant them over night, by morning they will grow up right till the sky." Jack was convinced. He traded the cows for the beans because they were magical. (Old man) "Now, they're all yours in trade for this cow." Jack was very excited to show it to his mum. On reaching home, Jack smiled and reached into his pocket. (Jack) "Just look at these beans, mother. They're magical." (Mother) "What? Did you sell the cow for these strange looking beans?" (Jack) "Of course, mother." (Mother) "You sold the cow for some beans? How foolish could you be?" Mother became furious and threw the beans out of the window. (Mother) "What a silly boy?" Jack was very sad. He ran upstairs to his little room in the attic. He started thinking to himself. (Jack) "How could I have been so foolish? I sold the cow for beans." He cried in bed and fell asleep, without having his dinner. As the sun rose next morning, Jack woke up and looked outside the window. To his surprise, he saw a beanstalk, so long that it touched the sky... (Jack) "Oh, my God! Those beans were really magical." He decided to climb up the beanstalk. The beanstalk went up and up until it touched the sky. Poor Jack climbed and climbed until at last he could see clouds floating. (Jack) "This is awesome. Everything looks so small up form here!"
As he climbed a little more, he reached a big golden door, shining with the rays of the sun. As he went further, it swung open. It was a kingdom in the sky. It was magical. Jack was awestruck by the beauty of the kingdom. As he entered the kingdom. He saw a fearsome Giant man sleeping on a Chair. Jack was very hungry after climbing the beanstalk so hw went inside slowly finding his way to the kitchen. He saw some fresh fruit and milk in the kitchen. Just as he went near to grab them, he heard a loud noise. (Jack) "Haaa! What's that noise?" Jack was terrified. He ran to hide in a small hole. Ummmm! Delicious! " The giant could not find any human so he ate his food that was kept on the table. He took out his sacks of gold coins, counted them and kept them aside on the table. Then he went to sleep. Jack slowly crept out of his hiding place and decided to take the sack of gold coins, thinking that mother would no more be upset with him. (Jack) "Ahhh! This is so heavy. I shall take this and escape from here." He slid down the beanstalk with the gold sack tied to his back. He went home and gave the coins to his mother. (Mother) "A sack of gold? Hann... Where did you get this from?" Jack narrated the whole story to his mother. His mother was very happy that they had got gold and her son was back alive. A few days later, Jack climbed the beanstalk again. Up he went and reached the Giant's house. Once again, Jack saw the Giant's sleeping but this time he was snoring. The snore was so loud that he had to rush in some hole to save his ears. The Giant woke up. Jack leapt up in fright and hide himself under the bed. Ummmm! Delicious! There is no boy in here. "
The Giant did not find anyone. Then, he took out a hen and shouted: (Giant Man) "Lay the golden egg, now! Hahahaaaa..." The hen laid an egg made of gold, which the giant added to the basket and went to sleep. As he went inside, Jack learnt that his way was clear. He took the hen and immediately climbed down the beanstalk. After going home, he narrated the story to his mother. (Jack) "Look, mother! I got a hen this time. It lays golden eggs. See how it works. Lay the golden egg, now! Haha..." Jack's mother was very happy with him. For the third time, Jack climbed the beanstalk and went to the Giant's kingdom. This time he saw the Giant playing songs with a beautiful harp. He hid below the table. Ummmm! Delicious! Today I'm going to find that Englishman anyhow." He searched here and there but couldn't find him. He got so tired that he went to sleep. Meanwhile Jack took the harp and was about to leave. Suddenly, the magic harp cried. (Harp) "Help, master! Help, me! A boy is stealing me. He is taking me away from you!" The Giant suddenly woke up and saw Jack with the harp. Furious, he ran after Jack. (Giant Man) "So, you were the man who stole my hen and the sack of gold. I will punish you for this. But Jack was too fast foor him. He slid down the beanstalk as fast as he could. And the Giant realizing he had been tricked, followed him down. Jack slipped, slid and climbed down the beanstalk as quickly as he could and fetched an axe from his house. He began to chop down the beanstalk. The beanstalk broke and the Giant fell down and broke his crown and the beanstalk came toppling after. As Jack's mother saw this, she panicked. She realized that it was her mistake that she did not stop Jack from robbing things. Jack had become greedy and he could löse his life in all of this. She then went to Jack, feeling sorry and explained to him:
(Mother) "Jack, I'm sorry that I let you steal things. I should have taught you. What if the Giant would have caught you. You would no longer be standing with me today." (Jack) "Mother, I learned my lesson today. I will work hard and earn money." Jack and his mother were very rich now and they lived happily ever after. http://www.tumingilizce.com/