Jack And The Beanstalk Book Author. Jack climbs high above the city, finds a castle, a giant, his wife, and a hen that lays golden eggs. It follows the traditional story with a few alterations, most notably that jack is 12 years old.
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Jack and the beanstalk is part of the klaassen's classic folktales collection of ancient stories first published in the early 1800s, now enhanced for the 21st century.
For instance, when jack first climbs up the beanstalk, the narration is as follows: According to historians, it is based on the folktale the boy who stole ogre’s treasure. Without waking his mother, jack started climbing the beanstalk. Everyone knows the story of jack and the beanstalk.