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- Origin of the tale unknown
- Earliest version recorded in 1807
- Most popular version recorded 1890 by Joseph Jacobs
- Has been adapted to stage, film, mime, comic-book
- The giant's "Fee! Fie! Foe! Fum!" was included in William Shakespeare's King Lear
- Themes: Poverty, thievery, treachery, murder, justice, growth, maturity
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Jack and the Beanstalk is a children's fairy tale that has been turned into films such as the 1994 Beanstalk and the 2001 The Real Story.
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Sypnosis
Jack and the Beanstalk is a story about a young man who sells his mother's cow for magic beans instead of money. His mother gets very mad at him and tosses the beans away. The next morning the young man notices a massive beanstalk that has grown behind his house. Jack climbs into the sky and finds himself in the realm of a giant. -
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Jack and the Beanstalk Questions
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Where does the name Jack Russell come from? 1 AnswerQuote: "The Jack Russell Terrier was developed in 19th century England by a clergyman named Jack Russell." read more
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Is Jack dead? 4 AnswersNo of course he isn't dead. Now come the mini commercials where they show us how Jack survived and gets all better! Oh maybe they will show him in hospital eat... read more -
Notable Jack and the Beanstalk Films
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1913: Jack and the Beanstalk
- 1923: Jack and the Beanstalk
- 1924: The Giant Killer
- 1933: Jack and the Beanstalk
- 1947: Mickey and the Beanstalk
- 1952: Abbott and Costello Jack and the Beanstalk
- 1955: Jack and the Beanstalk | Beanstalk Bunny
- 1967: Jack and the Beanstalk
- 1974: Jack and the Beanstalk
- 1983: Faerie Tale Theatre: Jack and the Beanstal
- 1991: Jack and the Beanstalk
- 2000: Jack and the Beanstalk
- 2008: Jack and the Beanstalk
- 2009: Jack and the Beanstalk



