Once upon a time there was a boy called Jack. He lived with his
mother. They were very poor. All they had was a cow.
One morning, Jack’s mother told Jack to take their cow to market
and sell her. On the way, Jack met a man. He gave Jack some magic
beans for the cow.
Jack took the beans and went back home. When Jack’s mother saw the beans she was very angry.
She threw the beans out of the window.
The next morning, Jack looked out of the window. There was a giant beanstalk. He went outside and
started to climb the beanstalk.
He climbed up to the sky through the clouds. Jack saw a beautiful castle. He went inside.
Jack heard a voice. ‘Fee, fi, fo, fum!’ Jack ran into a cupboard.
An enormous giant came into the room and sat down. On the table there was a hen and a golden
harp.
‘Lay!’ said the giant. The hen laid an egg. It was made of gold. ‘Sing!’ said the giant. The harp began to
sing. Soon the giant was asleep.
Jack jumped out of the cupboard. He took the hen and the harp. Suddenly, the harp sang, ‘Help,
master!’
The giant woke up and shouted, ‘Fee, fi, fo, fum!’ Jack ran and started climbing down the beanstalk.
The giant came down after him.
Jack shouted, ‘Mother! Help!’ Jack’s mother took an axe and chopped down the beanstalk. The giant
fell and crashed to the ground. Nobody ever saw him again.
With the golden eggs and the magic harp, Jack and his mother lived happily ever after․
1. What’s the order?
1. Jack lived with his mother. They were very poor.
2. A man gave Jack some magic beans for his cow.
3. Jack’s mother threw the beans out of the window.
4. The next morning, there was a giant beanstalk. Jack climbed the beanstalk.
5. Jack saw a beautiful castle. He went inside.
6. An enormous giant came into the room and sat down. He had a hen and a golden harp.
7. Jack took the hen and the harp and started climbing down the beanstalk.
8. Jack’s mother chopped down the beanstalk and the giant crashed to the ground.
- Watch the story. Write the missing words in the sentences.
a. Jack and his mother were very poor.
b. Jack took their cow to market.
c. When Jack’s mother saw the beans she was very angry.
d. Jack climbed up to the sky through the clouds.
e. Jack heard a voice. ‘Fee, fi, fo, fum!’
f. On the table there was a hen and a golden harp.
g. Suddenly, the harp sang, ‘Help, master!’
h. Jack and his mother lived happily ever after.
- Answer the questions
1. Who was Jack?
Jack was a boy who lived with his mother.
2. Was he a poor or a rich boy?
He was a very poor boy.
3. What did Jack’s mother tell him one morning?
Jack’s mother told him to take their cow to the market and sell her.
4. What did the man give Jack on the way to the market?
On the way to the market, a man gave Jack some magic beans for the cow.
5. What did Jack’s mother do when she saw the beans?
When Jack’s mother saw the beans, she got angry and threw them out of the window.
6. What did Jack see when he looked out of the window the next morning?
He saw a giant beanstalk outside the window.
7. What did he do?
He climbed up the beanstalk to a castle and took a hen and a golden harp home.
8. Let’s imagine you have a magic stick and you are given one chance to use it. What will you wish? Write your thoughts in 4-5 sentences.
I would wish for a world where nobody goes to bed hungry, everyone has a home to live in, and all kids can go to school — a world where everyone can live in peace, love, and harmony and has a safe future. In that world, every person can enjoy the beauty and richness of the world’s nature.