Author: Joseph Jacobs
Ages: All ages
Values: cunning, save
Once upon a time there was an orphaned father named Juanito who lived with his mother in a cabin in the woods. Since they were very poor, the woman sent her son to the city to sell the only thing they had: a cow.
Juanito took the cow and started. On the way, he met a man carrying a bag of beans.
"Hello," the man said. I have some wonderful beans here. They are magical. If you want them, you change them for the cow.
Juanito accepted the deal and returned home with the bean bag. But his mother did not like the treatment that the child had done. Very angry, she threw the beans through the window and began to cry.
The next morning, Juanito discovered that the beans had sprouted and the plant had grown so high that it reached the clouds.
Juanito climbed the plant and when he reached the top, a castle was found. There he saw an evil giant that had a hen that would put a golden egg every time he sent it to him.
Juanito waited for the giant to fall asleep. When the giant fell asleep, the boy took the hen and, going down the plant, ran away with her.
When Juanito's mother saw him with the hen she was very happy. The two together went to sell the golden eggs. For a while, they lived very happily without missing anything.
But one day the hen grew old and she stopped putting golden eggs. Juanito had to climb the plant again to go to the castle of the giant in search of more treasures.
Juanito hid and saw the giant count the gold coins he took out of a leather sack. When he fell asleep, Juanito took the coat and ran downstairs. With the gold of the sack, Juanito, and his mother were able to live in peace for a long time.
But the gold of the sack was finished, so Juanito had to go back up the plant to the castle of the giant. When he reached the top, Juanito saw the giant keep a box in a drawer from which a gold coin came out every time the lid was lifted.
When the giant left, Juanito took the box. As he left, the boy saw that the giant fell asleep while a harp played alone. Juanito waited and, when the giant fell asleep, he wanted to take the harp with his free hand.
But the harp was delighted and when Juanito went to pick it up, started shouting:
- Let me steal! I love, wake up, take me a stranger!
Juanito and the Magic BeansThe giant woke with a start and, seeing what was happening, went behind Juanito, who had run out with the box. Juanito started down the floor. The giant decided to go after him.
Juanito shouted for his mother from above:
- Mom, take the ax and set it next to the plant.
Juanito came down swiftly and quickly, and once down, cut the floor of an ax.
The giant, who had heard it, rose again quickly. Luckily, it reached the clouds before the plant fell.
Since then, Juanito and his mother have to deal with the only gold coin that comes out each day from the magic box. At least they have learned to manage better, even to save, just in case one day is not enough with the coin that touches.
Ages: All ages
Values: cunning, save
Once upon a time there was an orphaned father named Juanito who lived with his mother in a cabin in the woods. Since they were very poor, the woman sent her son to the city to sell the only thing they had: a cow.
Juanito took the cow and started. On the way, he met a man carrying a bag of beans.
"Hello," the man said. I have some wonderful beans here. They are magical. If you want them, you change them for the cow.
Juanito accepted the deal and returned home with the bean bag. But his mother did not like the treatment that the child had done. Very angry, she threw the beans through the window and began to cry.
The next morning, Juanito discovered that the beans had sprouted and the plant had grown so high that it reached the clouds.
Juanito climbed the plant and when he reached the top, a castle was found. There he saw an evil giant that had a hen that would put a golden egg every time he sent it to him.
Juanito waited for the giant to fall asleep. When the giant fell asleep, the boy took the hen and, going down the plant, ran away with her.
When Juanito's mother saw him with the hen she was very happy. The two together went to sell the golden eggs. For a while, they lived very happily without missing anything.
But one day the hen grew old and she stopped putting golden eggs. Juanito had to climb the plant again to go to the castle of the giant in search of more treasures.
Juanito hid and saw the giant count the gold coins he took out of a leather sack. When he fell asleep, Juanito took the coat and ran downstairs. With the gold of the sack, Juanito, and his mother were able to live in peace for a long time.
But the gold of the sack was finished, so Juanito had to go back up the plant to the castle of the giant. When he reached the top, Juanito saw the giant keep a box in a drawer from which a gold coin came out every time the lid was lifted.
When the giant left, Juanito took the box. As he left, the boy saw that the giant fell asleep while a harp played alone. Juanito waited and, when the giant fell asleep, he wanted to take the harp with his free hand.
But the harp was delighted and when Juanito went to pick it up, started shouting:
- Let me steal! I love, wake up, take me a stranger!
Juanito and the Magic BeansThe giant woke with a start and, seeing what was happening, went behind Juanito, who had run out with the box. Juanito started down the floor. The giant decided to go after him.
Juanito shouted for his mother from above:
- Mom, take the ax and set it next to the plant.
Juanito came down swiftly and quickly, and once down, cut the floor of an ax.
The giant, who had heard it, rose again quickly. Luckily, it reached the clouds before the plant fell.
Since then, Juanito and his mother have to deal with the only gold coin that comes out each day from the magic box. At least they have learned to manage better, even to save, just in case one day is not enough with the coin that touches.
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