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"Fee-fi-fo-fum
I smell the blood of an Englishman"

2006-12-09 21:02:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities Books & Authors

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Jack and the Beanstalk is an English fairy tale, closely associated with the tale of Jack the Giant Killer. It is known under a number of versions. Benjamin Tabart recorded the oldest known one in 1807, but Joseph Jacobs popularized it in English Fairy Tales (1890). Jacobs's version is most commonly reprinted today and is believed to more closely adhere to the oral versions than Tabart's. The story was made into a play by Charles Ludlam.

Jack was a poor boy whose lack of common sense often drove his widowed mother to despair. One day she sent him to the market to sell their last and only possession, a cow. But along the way, Jack met a stranger who offered to trade it for five "magic beans". Thrilled at the prospect of owning magic beans, Jack made the deal without hesitation. Alas, his mother turned out to be less than thrilled when he arrived back home. She threw the beans straight out of the window and sent Jack to bed without dinner. Overnight however, the seeds grew into a gigantic beanstalk. It reached so far into the heavens, the top went completely out of sight. Eager as the young boy was, Jack immediately decided to climb the plant and arrived in a land high up in the clouds, the home of the giant. When he broke into the giant's castle, the giant quickly sensed a human was near:

Fee! Fie! Foe! Fum!
I smell the blood of an Englishman.
Be he 'live, or be he dead,
I'll grind his bones to make my bread.

However, Jack was saved by the giant's wife, and as he escaped from the palace, he took some gold coins with him. Back home, the boy and his mother celebrated their newfound fortune. But their luck did not last, and Jack climbed the beanstalk once more. This time he stole a hen which laid golden eggs. Again he was saved by the giant's wife. He went down the ladder and showed the chicken to his mother, and the two lived happily on the proceedings from the hen's eggs.

Eventually, Jack grew bored and resolved to climb the beanstalk a third time. This time, he stole a magical harp that sang to itself. The instrument did not appreciate being stolen and called out to the giant for help. The giant chased Jack down the beanstalk, but luckily the boy got to the ground before the giant did. Jack immediately chopped it down with an axe. The giant fell to earth, hitting the ground so hard that it split, pulling the beanstalk down with him.

2006-12-10 01:36:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Jack and the Beanstalk. "Fe Fi Fo Fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman." This is what the giant says when Jack reaches the top of the beanstalk.

2006-12-10 08:26:03 · answer #2 · answered by Moody Red 6 · 0 0

Jack in the Beanstalk

2006-12-10 05:04:46 · answer #3 · answered by Why Bother 1 · 0 0

Jack and the Beanstalk

2006-12-10 11:41:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Jack and the Beanstalk

2006-12-10 05:20:27 · answer #5 · answered by angief1967 1 · 0 0

Jack and the Beanstalk

2006-12-10 05:03:26 · answer #6 · answered by Cribbage 5 · 1 0

jack and the beanstalk kara

2006-12-11 17:53:39 · answer #7 · answered by COOKIE 6 · 0 0

the magic beanstalk one!

jack and the magic beanstalk i think?

2006-12-10 05:04:00 · answer #8 · answered by heather feather 3 · 0 0

"Be he alive or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread."

That's from the Giant in "Jack and the Beanstalk", of course.

2006-12-10 09:04:34 · answer #9 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 0 0

"Jack and the Beanstalk"

Now what do I win??

2006-12-10 11:06:09 · answer #10 · answered by Turd Ferguson 1 · 0 0

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