Fairly tale prompt

9/16/2014 (Please hyperlink)

Retell a myth or a fairy tale, changing what happens or exploring characters more deeply than in the original. For example, GRENDEL is the story of the monster in BEOWULF and WICKED is a story about the Wicked Witch of the West. Reverse the myth or tale and try to

Jack and the Beanstalk...

Jack is sent to town to sell a cow for his family, when he gets there he is offered a few magic beans for his cow. Being incredibly dumb and naive Jack thinks it is a fair trade, so he takes the beans and heads home thinking he got a great deal. His mother is annoyed and disappointed at what a dope her son is. She tells him to plant the beans anyway to see what grows since they won't have money for food now. Jack plants the beans and nothing happens right away. Thinking he is the dope his mother claims he is, Jack walks away in shame, having expected something magical like a gigantic beanstalk would sprout up.

The next day Jack awakens and decides to look out the window to see if something possibly happened to save him from being disowned. When he gazes out the window he is shocked to see that a cluster of cows are growing out of the ground.

When the cows are fully grown and ripe for picking, Jack takes the herd to town and sells them for a good price and lives happily ever after.....