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The original Magic Beans were magical!

• fbdab103 4y ago
  And ended with a burglar murdering the homeowner.
  • daveguy 4y ago
    Interesting take. From the "Jack and the Beanstalk" entry about the story at Wikipedia: """Outwitting the giant, Jack is able to retrieve many goods once stolen from his family, including a bag of gold, an enchanted goose that lays golden eggs and a magic golden harp that plays and sings by itself. Jack then escapes by chopping down the beanstalk."""
    • fbdab103 4y ago
      I am unfamiliar with that version. The rendition I recall was that the giant otherwise had no interaction with the surface world until Jack appeared.
      • ffssffss 4y ago
        Check out the "Moral perspectives" section: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_the_Beanstalk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_the_Beanstalk I think you're both right, the 1807 version published by Tabart added the moral justification for the killing of the giant which is still common today. But the story may originate in pre-history oral tradition, where it's anyone's guess whether or not Jack is a remorseless violent thief.
    • addingnumbers 4y ago
      That's all from the 1807 moralized version, the 1734 version doesn't have any golden eggs, goose, or harp. In the older version the giant swings a sword at him and dies himself instead by the protection of a magic ring Jack found on the way up. Then the giant's human servants appoint him king of the castle.