<html>\n<head>\n<style>\nh1 {color:#4A3706;}\n</style>\n</head>\n<h1>Hero </h1>\n</html>\n\nThe giant's wife told her husband that he was just imagining things, and that there was not a human in the house. The woman fed the giant his breakfast, after which he went to go count his gold. While the giant was in the middle of counting, he nodded off and fell asleep. Hearing the snoring, Jack crept out the oven and began to head back to the door to escape. But as he passed the snoozing giant, he noticed the great horde of gold around the monstrous figure. \n\nThere were so many bags of money there; surely the giant wouldn't notice if one were to go missing. Jack thought about his poor mother and how she could barely afford to feed herself and Jack. Finally, Jack tiptoed past the giant, slipped one of the smaller bags of gold under his arm, and continued out the door. He ran back to the beanstalk and climbed all the way home.\n\nHe and his mother were able to live off the gold for a while, but they eventually came to the end of it. So Jack decided to climb back up the beanstalk again and revisit the giant's house. This time while hiding in the oven, he saw the giant sitting at his table with a golden hen. The giant commanded the hen to lay, and the hen laid an egg of all gold. \n\nAgain, after the giant had fallen asleep, Jack took the hen and brought it all the way back to his mother. They were able to use the golden eggs to buy food and live happily.\n\n\n\n[[Continue|hero5]]
<html>\n<head>\n<style>\nh1 {color:#4A3706;}\n</style>\n</head>\n<h1>Princess </h1>\n</html>\n\nThe giant's wife told her husband that he was just imagining things, and that there was not a human in the house. The woman fed the giant his breakfast, after which he went to go count his gold. While the giant was in the middle of counting, he nodded off and fell asleep. Hearing the snoring, Jack crept out the oven and, with shaky legs, began to head back to the door to escape. But as he passed the snoozing giant, he tripped over a bag of gold and his hat fell among the glittering coins. Jack gasped. Surely the giant would notice his hat and come to find him, even if he managed to get away. He bent over, pushing the gold back and forth in the bag in an attempt to find his lost hat. But it was very dark under the table, so Jack picked up one of the bags and carried it outside into the sunlight so he could see better.\n\nUpon walking out the door, Jack tripped again and the bag of gold flew out of his hand. It soared through the air and fell through the clouds down to the ground below. Horrified, Jack took off, running for the beanstalk. He hardly took more than one breath before he had reached the bottom and was safely back in his cottage.\n\nFortunately, the bag of gold had fallen down into his mother's garden. He and his mother were able to live off the gold for a while, but they eventually came to the end of it. Believing there were more riches to be found among the clouds, the widow commanded Jack to go back up the beanstalk. Jack begged her to change her mind, but she threatened to send him away if he didn't come back with more of the giant's gold. \n\nSo Jack apprehensively climbed back up the vines and went back to the house. Once again, he met the large woman standing on the doorstep, and told her of his woes. The women felt sorry for the boy, and gave him one of her husband's golden hens. When instructed to, the hen would lay a solid egg of gold. The woman then fed Jack some dinner and sent him back home.\n\nJack took the hen back to his mother, and they were able to use the golden eggs to buy food and live happily.\n\n\n\n[[Continue|princess5]]
<html>\n<head>\n<style>\nh1 {color:#4A3706;}\n</style>\n</head>\n<h1>Villain </h1>\n</html>\n\nThe giant's wife told her husband that he was just imagining things, and that there was not a human in the house. The woman lovingly fed the giant his breakfast, after which he went to go count his gold that he had brought back from a hard day's work. While the giant was in the middle of counting, he gently nodded off and fell asleep. Hearing the snoring, Jack crept out the oven and began to head back to the door to escape. But as he passed the snoozing giant, he noticed the great horde of gold around the monstrous figure. \n\nThere were so many bags of money there; Jack's desire was focused on the wealth of gold sitting just feet away from him. Jack imagined all the things he could do with that kind of money - that kind of power. He snuck up to the giant, grabbed all the bags he could carry, and continued out the door. He ran back to the beanstalk and climbed all the way home.\n\nHe was able to live off the gold for a while, but his lavish spending and heavy gambling quickly exhausted the stash. So Jack decided to climb back up the beanstalk again and see what else he could steal from the giant's collection. This time after breaking into the house and hiding in the oven, he saw the giant and his wife sitting at his table with a golden hen. The two of them affectionately fed and petted the hen, then tucked it gently into a cradle. \n\nAfter the giant had fallen asleep in the other room, Jack ripped the hen from its cradle. He tore out of the house and crashed through a window on his way out. When he returned to his cottage, he kept the hen secret from his mother. Every day he would command the hen to lay a golden egg and then use the gold to fuel his insatiable desire to buy luxuries.\n\n[[Continue|villain5]]
<html>\n<head>\n<style>\nh1 {color:#4A3706;}\n</style>\n</head>\n<h1>Princess </h1>\n</html>\n\n But then the odd man grabbed Jack, threw him to the ground, and wrenched the rope out of Jack's hand. Jack watched in horror as the man took off, quickly leading the old cow away. Jack yelled out for the man to stop, but it was of no use. He had disappeared into the darkness of the woods. \n\nJack got up off the ground, brushed himself off and wiped tears from his eyes. Before turning to head back down the road to his home, he noticed the bag of beans in the grass. The odd man must have dropped them while he was assaulting Jack. Jack sighed, picked up the bag, and continued home.\n\n When he arrived back at his cottage Jack told his mother what had happened. He showed her the beans, explaining through teary eyes that they could last them for a meal or two. Horrified by his explanation, she scolded Jack and sent him to bed without any dinner. With one final fit of anger, she tossed the beans out the window. \n\n Up in his little room, Jack was very sorry that he had disappointed his mother. He crawled into bed with an empty stomach and dampened spirits. Eventually he cried himself to sleep in the dark of his bedroom, hoping that somehow, <i> someway,</i> a miracle could solve his problems.\n\n \n\n\n[[Continue|princess3]]
<html>\n<head>\n<style>\nh1 {color:#4A3706;}\n</style>\n</head>\n<h1>Villain </h1>\n</html>\n\n Overcome by greed, Jack pushed the cow at the odd man and took the bag of beans from him. He laughed at the man's poor decision and turned to go home.\n\n When he arrived back at his cottage, he brandished the bag of beans at his mother and proclaimed how clever he was. Horrified at his actions, she scolded Jack and sent him to bed without any dinner. Overcome with sadness, she tossed the beans out the window. \n\n Up in his room, Jack fumed at his mother's reaction. Surely she was a fool, for doubting his intelligence. He crawled into bed with an empty stomach and grudging thoughts. Eventually he fell asleep, his heart as black as the night sky.\n \n\n\n[[Continue|villain3]]
<html><style>\nh1 {color:#4A3706;}\n</style>\n</head>\n<h1>Villain </h1>\n</html>\n\n Once upon a time, there was a poor widow who lived with her son named Jack, and a dairy cow. Each morning, the woman would milk the cow and travel all the way to the market in order to sell the milk. But one day, the cow stopped giving milk. Worried they would have nothing to live on, the widow decided to sell the cow.\n\n Because she was old and frail, the woman begged her son to take the cow to the market for her. He refused at first, complaining that it wasn't his problem. Eventually though, he realized he would be able to make a profit off the cow if he took it himself - the old woman would have had no way of knowing how much he had actually been offered for the cow, and he could just leave her with a fraction of his earnings. So he tied a rope to the cow's halter and went left for to the market. Before long, he encountered an odd man standing alongside the road. \n\n The man stopped Jack and offered a bag of beans as a trade for the cow. Jack laughed at the idea, insisting that he could make a much better trade at the market. But the odd man told Jack that the beans were magical, and, if planted, would grow all the way up to the sky. He told stories of treasure rooms among the clouds that overflowed with gold and jewels.\n\n\n[[Continue|villain2]]
<html>\n<head>\n<style>\nh1 {color:#4A3706;}\n</style>\n</head>\n<h1>Princess </h1>\n</html>\n\n Once upon a time, there was a poor widow who lived with her son named Jack, and a dairy cow. Each morning, Jack and his mother would milk the cow and sell the milk at the market. But one day, the cow stopped giving milk. Worried they would have nothing to live on, the widow decided to sell the cow.\n\n Because she was old and frail, his mother asked Jack to take the cow to the market for her while she stayed at home. He tied a rope to the cow's halter and went on his way to the market. Before long, he encountered an odd man standing alongside the road. \n\n The man stopped Jack and offered a bag of beans as trade for the cow. Jack refused at first, insisting that he could make a much better trade at the market.\n\n\n\n[[Continue|princess2]]
<html>\n<head>\n<style>\nh1 {color:#4A3706;}\n</style>\n</head>\n<h1>Hero </h1>\n</html>\n\n Jack thought about the offer for a few minutes and decided to agree to the trade. After all, he wanted to do what was best for his mother. He pocketed the beans, left the dairy cow with the odd man, and headed home.\n\n When he arrived back at his cottage, he told his mother that he had traded the cow for beans. Horrified at his actions, she scolded Jack and sent him to bed without any dinner. With one final fit of anger, she tossed the beans out the window. \n\n Up in his little room, Jack was very sorry that he had disappointed his mother. He crawled into bed with an empty stomach and dampened spirits. Eventually he fell asleep, with the moon shining in through his window.\n \n\n\n[[Continue|hero3]]
<html>\n<head>\n<style>\nh1 {color:#4A3706;}\n</style>\n</head>\n<h1>Villain </h1>\n</html>\n\nBut eventually Jack grew restless. He wanted more, and wondered if there was something else the giant had that he could plunder. He once again climbed up the beanstalk to see what else he could get his hands on. \n\nBack at the giant's house he hid in a great big pot in the kitchen. While he was there, he witnessed the giant come home and present his wife with a 'golden harp' for her birthday. Upon her touching it, the harp sang most beautifully for them.\n\nEventually the giant and his wife went to take an afternoon nap, at which point Jack crawled out of the pot and snuck to the table. He caught ahold of the harp and dashed for the door, but the harp yelled out: <i>"Master! Master!"</i>. And the giant awakened to see Jack run off with his harp. \n\nCrying out with sadness, the giant chased after Jack, just hoping to get the harp back for his sweet wife. Jack swiftly scampered down the beanstalk, and the giant slowly followed him, uncomfortably making his way down vines. When Jack reached the bottom, he quickly grabbed an axe from his cottage and violently hacked away at the beanstalk. He looked up at the beanstalk, his eyes bloodthirsty. \n\nWith a few more swipes, the beanstalk toppled over and the giant came crashing down with it. The giant died, and would no longer be able to provide for his poor wife. Jack laughed mercilessly and took his prize home with him. \n\nWith his treasures, Jack grew very rich and moved out of his mother's home. He eventually was able to use his gold to marry into a royal family and became a powerful dictator. \n\nThe end.\n\n[[Return to main|Start]]
<html>\n<head>\n<style>\nh1 {color:#4A3706;}\n</style>\n</head>\n<h1>Hero </h1>\n</html>\n\nBut eventually Jack grew restless. He knew the giant was evil and had stolen all that gold that he kept up in his house. He finally decided to climb the beanstalk one last time to see what else the giant held captive there. \n\nHe climbed back up to the giant's house and hid in a great big pot in the kitchen. While he was there, he witnessed the giant command his wife to bring him the 'golden harp'. She brought it to him, and he commanded the harp to sing, and when he did it sang most beautifully.\n\nIt continued to sing until the giant fell asleep, at which point Jack crawled out of the pot and over to the table. He caught ahold of the harp and dashed for the door, but the harp yelled out: <i>"Master! Master!"</i>. And the giant awakened to see Jack run off with his harp. \n\nScared for his life, Jack ran as fast as he could. The giant came rushing after, yelling that he would catch the boy and eat him. Jack swiftly scampered down the beanstalk, and the giant slowly followed him. When Jack reached the bottom, he quickly grabbed an axe from his cottage and began hacking away at the beanstalk. \n\nWith a few strong swipes, the beanstalk toppled over and the giant came crashing down with it. The giant died, and would no longer hunt and eat boys for his dinner. \n\nJack and his mother grew very rich, and Jack eventually married a beautiful princess and lived happily ever after.\n\nThe end.\n\n[[Return to main|Start]]
<html>\n<head>\n<style>\nh1 {color: rgb(104, 85, 36);}\nh1 {text-align:center;}\n</style>\n</head>\n<h1>Jack and the Beanstalk</h1>\n</html>\nYou know the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, but what if the hero's role was different? This interactive narrative plays with alternate versions of the traditional tale. These versions are loosely based off of Vladimir Propp's different character functions, also known as Dramatis Personæ. \n\nClick on one of the links below to explore the alternate stories.\n\n<center><pre>[[Hero|hero1]] - [[Villain|villain1]] - [[Princess|princess1]]</pre></center>\n
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<html>\n<head>\n<style>\nh1 {color:#4A3706;}\n</style>\n</head>\n<h1>Princess </h1>\n</html>\n\nBut eventually Jack's mother once again grew restless. She told Jack to visit the giant's house a third time to look for more treasure, again threatening to stop feeding him if he didn't. \n\nHe nervously climbed back up to the giant's house, but no one was around. He tried the door and found it to be unlocked, so he walked in and looked about the kitchen. There, on the table he noticed a beautiful golden harp. It was so awe-inspiring that he soon found himself walking up to the harp and reaching out for it. Upon touching its golden strings, the harp sang out. While beautiful, its sound was sonorous and echoed loudly about the house.\n\nJack gasped upon realizing that someone might hear the music and come to investigate. He tried hushing the harp and asking it to stop playing, but it was of no use. He started to hear stomping footsteps coming down the stairs. In an attempt to flee, he grabbed the harp and dashed for the door, but the harp yelled out: <i>"Master! Master!"</i>. The giant reached the kitchen just as Jack was scrambling out the door. \n\nScared for his life, Jack ran as fast as he could. The giant came rushing after, yelling that he would catch the boy and eat him. Jack vaulted himself down the beanstalk, terrified. When the giant reached the beanstalk, Jack was already halfway back to his cottage. The giant leaped onto the vines, but his weight was too much, and the beanstalk toppled over and the giant came crashing down with it. The giant died, and would no longer hunt and eat boys for his dinner. \n\nJack ran back to his mother, presenting her with the golden harp. She grew very rich, and Jack eventually married into the royal family and lived happily ever after.\n\nThe end.\n\n\n[[Return to main|Start]]
<html>\n<head>\n<style>\nh1 {color:#4A3706;}\n</style>\n</head>\n<h1>Hero </h1>\n</html>\n\n Once upon a time, there was a poor widow who lived with her son named Jack, and a dairy cow. Each morning, Jack and his mother would milk the cow and sell the milk at the market. But one day, the cow stopped giving milk. Worried they would have nothing to live on, the widow decided to sell the cow.\n\n Because she was old and frail, Jack offered to take the cow to the market for her while she stayed at home. He tied a rope to the cow's halter and went on his way to the market. Before long, he encountered an odd man standing alongside the road. \n\n The man stopped Jack and offered a bag of beans as a trade for the cow. Jack refused at first, insisting that he could make a much better trade at the market. But the odd man told Jack that the beans were magical, and, if planted, would grow all the way up to the sky. If they didn't, he said, he would give Jack his cow back. \n\n\n[[Continue|hero2]]
<html>\n<head>\n<style>\nh1 {color:#4A3706;}\n</style>\n</head>\n<h1>Hero </h1>\n</html>\n\n When Jack awoke, he ran to the window and saw something quite peculiar. A great beanstalk had grown right outside his window and reached all the way up to the sky! Its great leaves swayed amongst the clouds. The odd man had spoken the truth after all!\n\n Since the beanstalk grew quite close to his window, Jack was able to climb right out and grab ahold of the vines. And then he began climbing. \n \nAnd climbing.\n\nAnd climbing... until he reached the sky. \n\nWhen he reached the top, he found a huge road. He followed this road until he came across a massive house, and on the doorstep was a big tall woman. \n\nHe asked the large woman for some food, but she warned him that he would be breakfast if he didn't leave. She explained that her husband was a angry giant who enjoyed eating boys like Jack. He persisted, and eventually she agreed to feed him. While Jack was eating, the house began to tremble. The woman quickly hid Jack in the oven, just as a great giant burst through the door. \n\n<i>Fee-fi-fo-fum,\nI smell the blood of an Englishman,\nBe he alive, or be he dead\nI’ll have his bones to grind my bread.</i>\n\n\n\n[[Continue|hero4]]
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<html>\n<head>\n<style>\nh1 {color:#4A3706;}\n</style>\n</head>\n<h1>Villain </h1>\n</html>\n\n When Jack awoke, he looked towards the window and noticed something quite peculiar. A great beanstalk had grown right outside his window and reached all the way up to the sky! Its great leaves swayed amongst the clouds. The crazy man had spoken the truth after all!\n\n Since the beanstalk grew quite close to his window, Jack was able to climb right out and grab ahold of the vines. And then he began climbing. \n \nAnd climbing.\n\nAnd climbing... until he reached the sky. \n\nWhen he reached the top, he found a huge road. He followed this road until he came across a massive house, and on the doorstep was a big tall woman. \n\nHe demanded food from the large woman. Taken aback by his rude manners, she refused and shut the door in his face. Jack could smell food coming from the house, though. He saw an open window to his left and scrambled through it. He snuck over to the cabinet and and was able to steal some food. While Jack was eating, the house began to tremble. Jack quickly hid in the oven, just as a great giant burst through the door. \n\n<i>Fee-fi-fo-fum,\nI smell the blood of an Englishman,\nBe he alive, or be he dead\nI’ll have his bones to grind my bread.</i>\n\n[[Continue|villain4]]
<html>\n<head>\n<style>\nh1 {color:#4A3706;}\n</style>\n</head>\n<h1>Princess </h1>\n</html>\n\nJack was quickly awoken by a loud crashing sound. Before he could comprehend what was happening, he was lifted up out of his bed and towards the ceiling. Jack screamed for help, but there was no one there. He looked around, only to find that he was being carried up by a great growing vine! He kicked and squirmed, but was only entangled more by the plant's shoots. Finally, the leaves broke through the roof of his cottage, and he and the vines shot up to the sky. It was as if a giant beanstalk were growing from the garden! Somehow it had broken right through his window and had carried Jack with it! \n \nJack screamed with all his might, but the beanstalk only continued to grow...\n\nAnd grow... until he reached the sky. \n\nWhen the leaves of the plant reached the clouds, Jack tumbled out of the vines and onto a huge road. Scared and confused, he stood up and followed the road until he came across a massive house, and on the doorstep was a big tall woman. \n\nHe ran up to the large woman, panicked and pleaing for help, but she warned him that he would be breakfast if he didn't leave. She explained that her husband was a angry giant who enjoyed eating boys like Jack. Upon hearing this, Jack collapsed in fear. Fortunately, the woman was a kind-hearted person and scooped Jack off her doorstep and hid him inside.\n\nJack eventually awoke, and it wasn't long after he did when the house began to tremble. He quickly ran and hid inside the oven. Then, to his horror, he witnessed a great giant burst through the door.\n\n<i>Fee-fi-fo-fum,\nI smell the blood of an Englishman,\nBe he alive, or be he dead\nI’ll have his bones to grind my bread.</i>\n\n\n[[Continue|princess4]]