Deaf Awareness Week

Press, 26 September 1989, Page 14

Deaf Awareness Week

Jack and the Diamond

By

JULIANA STOLTE

Burnham School Jack and his old mother lived in a tumble-down house in Wellington. They were very poor and had sold everything in the house. Jack went off one day to sell the last thing — an old cow. He saw an old man so he went to him. The old man said, “How much will that cow cost?” “Four dollars and fifty cents,” said the boy. The old man said, “I will give you the money for that cow and I will give you a bag of magic beans.” Jack got his money and his bag of beans. He ran back home to tell his mum the exciting news. His mum came out of the door. “Why are you running

so happily?” “Because I got four dollars and fifty cents and a bag of magic beans.” “It's rubbish. We’ve

never had magic beans in this town. You better go to bed now,” said Jack’s mother.

When Jack was sleeping his mother threw the magic beans out the window into the garden. They grew into a huge shiny beanstalk with giant leaves and beans made of jewels. The next morning Jack and his mother saw something was shining on the beanstalk. They went out to see what it was. “Jewels!” exclaimed Jack’s mum. “What you said was true. They were magic beans after all.” Quickly Jack collected the jewels and put them in a bucket. From now on Jack and his mother could buy anything they wanted.