Jack and the Bean Tree

High in the Appalachian Mountains, Jack and his mother were starving and down to their last crust of bread. Jack set out to sell their old cow but met a stranger who traded him a handful of magic beans for her. His mother, heartbroken and angry, threw the beans out the window. By morning, a colossal bean tree had grown until its top was lost in the clouds. Jack climbed the vine for hours until he reached a giant's house in the sky. With the help of the giant's wife, Jack hid in a butter churn and waited. He eventually made off with a bag of gold, a hen that laid golden eggs, and a singing harp. The giant gave chase, his footsteps shaking the mountain. Jack scrambled down and chopped the tree with his axe, sending the giant crashing down. With the giant gone, Jack and his mother never went hungry again.