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Taranaki Daily News, 10 May 1930, Page 25 (Supplement)

When Ted and Richard reached the bottom of the beanstalk, Jack had already disappeared. So they hurried to the cottage and peeped round the door. There he was, telling his mother all-about his adventure. "I’ve put the goose in the pigsty,” he said, "I’m sure she will lay some golden eggs soon.” ~ , ' Jack’s mother could hardly believe the strange things her son told her. "Golden eggs,” she cried, “Why, I never heard such a story. You must be dreaming.” •

Next morning, Jack told his mother to see the wonderful goose. ‘il’rn certain she will have laid some eggs,” he said, as they walked along. Sure enough, to his mother’s great surprise, three huge golden eggs lay in the straw. "Weil!” said Jack’s mother, “it all seems very extraordinary.” < Ho! Ho!” cackled the goose, "Wha t do you think of those? They’re, big jnough,. aren’t they? *lf you come along t o-morrow, I’ll have some more ready.,, “My!” cried Jack,, “now we shall be rich enough to l)uy anything we want. — —- • - - 1 ■" • T’

Jack and his mother took the three golden eggs back to the cottage. The poor fady was much too astounded to do anything but look at them for a time. “Why!” she said at last, “They must be worth a small fortune. “Yes!” laughed Jack, “And I’m going to town to sell them. Wei buy lots of fine things with the money and in time, when we get more eggs, we II leave the old jottag e and buy a castle, and you shall hav e a carriage, and horses, an_d everything "My!” said Richard, "It sounds fine! But I wonder what tho giant is doing?

Jack was as good as his word. He took the eggs to a jeweller in the town and sold them for a large sum. He purchased a nice new suit for himself, and lots of thin The’gJose wXed to lay golden eggs every Jack ind his mother hpnan to orow rich enough to think of leaving the old cottage for ever. b Birt the beanstalk fascinated Jack. Each morning he gazed at >t until one day he decide to climb up again, and see if the giant had discovered the loss of the goose Ted and Richard did not like the idea at all, but, of course, they had to follow him to see what happened. _

Once at the top of the beanstalk, Jack approached the castle very cautiously. This time he did not go to the door, as he knew it was quite easy to creep through a bio window at the back. Ted and Richard followed him. “I hope this is going to be the last time,” said Richard, “Because I ve a feeling we thall not get away so easily as we did before.” „ “Don’t say that,” replied Ted. “I don’t want the giant to catch me. Then they followed Jack through the window.

Jack crept up the stairs of the castle, and entered the giant’s dining room. He hid behind a big jar, while Ted and Richard concealed themselves behind a large box. They could see Mrs. Giant laying her husband’s supper. "He may arrive at any moment now,” thought Jack. “My!” whispered Richard to T e d. “I feel sure something is going to happen! I wish wrhadn’t come.” Just then there was a loud noise outside the castle. “That must be the giant,” muttered hi s wife, “He seems to be in a bad temper to-night”