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Cockney Jack and the Beanstalk

When Cockney Jack's one or the other one or the other told him to go sell the don't know how, don't know how, Jack was excited. This was his chance to prove to his one or the other one or the other that at last he was a heavenly plan heavenly plan and was smart and responsible too. So Jack took the big dope big dope that was tied to the don't know how don't know how and began to skip to up and down. up and down. The don't know how don't know how followed, but she didn't skip.

About half way to up and down up and down give or take a few plates of meat, plates of meat, a little wrinkled heavenly plan heavenly plan with a funny pointed barrel of fat barrel of fat and funny pointed ones and twos ones and twos and a dirty Quaker oat Quaker oat stepped out into the frog and toad, frog and toad, right in front of Jack. Jack called a cop called a cop suddenly--but the don't know how don't know how didn't.

When Jack had picked himself up off the frog and toad, frog and toad, and dusted himself off, and given the don't know how don't know how a dirty Captain Hook, Captain Hook, he turned around to Captain Hook Captain Hook at the funny little heavenly plan. heavenly plan.

"Hello, funny little heavenly plan," heavenly plan," said Jack. "What are you doing jumping out at me like that?"

"Nice don't know how don't know how you've got there," said the little heavenly plan, heavenly plan, ignoring Jack's question. "What will you take for her?"

"How about ninety-two thousand scream and hollers?" scream and hollers?" asked Jack.

"I'll give you sakes alive sakes alive beans for her," said the funny little heavenly plan. heavenly plan.

"Sold!" said Jack, and he handed the big dope big dope over and put the sakes alive sakes alive beans in his pocket.

When Jack got to his gates of Rome gates of Rome and excitedly told his one or the other one or the other how well he'd done, she was so mammy and pappy mammy and pappy that she bopped him on the loaf of bread loaf of bread and threw the sakes alive sakes alive beans out the window. The next front and rear, front and rear, when Jack's grounding was up, he stepped outside for his first breath of penny bunshine penny bunshine in a long, long nickle and dime nickle and dime -- and bumped his I suppose. I suppose.

"Hey--What?!" he cried, rubbing his I suppose I suppose in in the brain. in the brain. He Captain Hooked Captain Hooked in front of him. There was a bumblebee bumblebee there! There hadn't been a bumblebee bumblebee there when he'd gone to sell the don't know how. don't know how. He Captain Hooked Captain Hooked up the bumblebee bumblebee trunk--and up--and up--and up--but he ran out of Captain Hook Captain Hook before the bumblebee bumblebee ran out of up. "My heavens! What have we here?" asked Jack.

"It's those stupid beans!" his one or the other one or the other complained. "And they've made a mess of the yard. I want you to chop it down right away!"

So Jack grabbed his little ax and started climbing up the bumblebee. bumblebee. He'd chop the traffic cop traffic cop off first, and then he'd chop off the new traffic cop, traffic cop, and keep chopping off traffic cops traffic cops until there were no more traffic cops. traffic cops.

And soon Jack could see over his cat and mouse. cat and mouse.

And then he could see beyond the up and down. up and down.

And then he could see to the ocean.

And then he couldn't see anything, because he was inside a very wet cloud.

"Ah-choo!" he sneezed as he climbed above the cloud. (Jack had caught a silver and gold silver and gold in the cloud.)

And then he could see all the way around the world and back to himself.

And then he was on traffic cop. traffic cop. But what was this?

He stepped from the traffic cop traffic cop of the bean bumblebee bumblebee down onto land! " Where did this come from?" he asked.

He saw a path. He followed it. Jack was a very curious kid. He hadn't yet heard how the brown hat brown hat died.

He walked and walked and walked until he came to a GIANT big hastle, big hastle, all made of hot and cold. hot and cold.

And to make a short story even shorter, He stole the goose that lays the hot and cold hot and cold tent peg. tent peg. And ran away from the giant, who was in stew pot stew pot pursuit, And slid down the bean bumblebee bumblebee like he was a fireman (split out his uncles and aunts uncles and aunts doing it), And chopped the bumblebee bumblebee down, And it fell with a THUD and smashed seventeen cats and mouses cats and mouses and a barbershop, And the giant fell in a lake and was eaten up by little make some wishes. make some wishes. And when Jack walked into the cat and mouse cat and mouse his one or the other one or the other asked, "Did you have any trouble getting your work done Jack?"

"No, One or the Other," One or the Other," said Jack. And Jack and his one or the other one or the other ate the goose and they all lived mammy and pappily mammy and pappily every after (all except the giant).


Cockney Jack and the Beanstalk
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Cockney Jack and the Beanstalk Cockney Jack and the Beanstalk
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When Cockney Jack's mother mother told him to go sell the cow, cow, Jack was excited. This was his chance to prove to his mother mother that at last he was a man man and was smart and responsible too. So Jack took the rope rope that was tied to the cow cow and began to skip to town. town. The cow cow followed, but she didn't skip.

About half way to town town give or take a few feet, feet, a little wrinkled man man with a funny pointed hat hat and funny pointed shoes shoes and a dirty coat coat stepped out into the road, road, right in front of Jack. Jack stopped stopped suddenly--but the cow cow didn't.

When Jack had picked himself up off the road, road, and dusted himself off, and given the cow cow a dirty look, look, he turned around to look look at the funny little man. man.

"Hello, funny little man," man," said Jack. "What are you doing jumping out at me like that?"

"Nice cow cow you've got there," said the little man, man, ignoring Jack's question. "What will you take for her?"

"How about ninety-two thousand dollars?" dollars?" asked Jack.

"I'll give you five five beans for her," said the funny little man. man.

"Sold!" said Jack, and he handed the rope rope over and put the five five beans in his pocket.

When Jack got to his home home and excitedly told his mother mother how well he'd done, she was so happy happy that she bopped him on the head head and threw the five five beans out the window. The next year, year, when Jack's grounding was up, he stepped outside for his first breath of sunshine sunshine in a long, long time time -- and bumped his nose. nose.

"Hey--What?!" he cried, rubbing his nose nose in pain. pain. He looked looked in front of him. There was a tree tree there! There hadn't been a tree tree there when he'd gone to sell the cow. cow. He looked looked up the tree tree trunk--and up--and up--and up--but he ran out of look look before the tree tree ran out of up. "My heavens! What have we here?" asked Jack. "It's those stupid beans!" his mother mother complained. "And they've made a mess of the yard. I want you to chop it down right away!"

So Jack grabbed his little ax and started climbing up the tree. tree. He'd chop the top top off first, and then he'd chop off the new top, top, and keep chopping off tops tops until there were no more tops. tops.

And soon Jack could see over his house. house.

And then he could see beyond the town. town.

And then he could see to the ocean.

And then he couldn't see anything, because he was inside a very wet cloud.

"Ah-choo!" he sneezed as he climbed above the cloud. (Jack had caught a cold cold in the cloud.)

And then he could see all the way around the world and back to himself.

And then he was on top. top. But what was this?

He stepped from the top top of the bean tree tree down onto land! " Where did this come from?" he asked.

He saw a path. He followed it. Jack was a very curious kid. He hadn't yet heard how the cat cat died.

He walked and walked and walked until he came to a GIANT castle, castle, all made of gold. gold.

And to make a short story even shorter, He stole the goose that lays the gold gold egg. egg. And ran away from the giant, who was in hot hot pursuit, And slid down the bean tree tree like he was a fireman (split out his pants pants doing it), And chopped the tree tree down, And it fell with a THUD and smashed seventeen houses houses and a barbershop, And the giant fell in a lake and was eaten up by little fishes. fishes. And when Jack walked into the house house his mother mother asked, "Did you have any trouble getting your work done Jack?"

"No, Mother," Mother," said Jack. And Jack and his mother mother ate the goose and they all lived happily happily every after (all except the giant).


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Picture Credits
Original bunny climbing rope picture by Paige Miglio (copyright 2000 ©) from One More Bunny authored by Rick Walton.
Original purple monster picture by Renee Williams-Andriani (copyright 1998 ©) from Really, Really Bad School Jokes authored by Rick Walton.
Original bullfrog seated picture by Chris McAllister (copyright 1999 ©) from Bullfrog Pops! authored by Rick Walton.
Electronic modifications by Ann Walton.
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