Identifier: whathappenedthen00dyer (find matches)
Title: What happened then stories
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Dyer, Ruth O Young, Florence Liley
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Publisher: Boston : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ntry which he had never seen be-foiv. He could not see a tree or a plant grow-ing anywhere. He could not see a living per-son. There was not a house in sight. Jack sat down on a pile of stores and wishedhe had not left his home. He was very hun- 183 JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK gry, for the night before he had gone to bedwithout any supper. If some one would onlycome he would not feel so lonely. Thisthought had scarcely time to flit through hismind when he saw a lady walking towardshim. He was so glad to see her that he ran tomeet her. Not knowing that she was a fairy,Jack took off his cap and made a low bow.The fairy smiled, and he thought that he hadnever before seen any one quite so lovely. You need not tell me how you got uphere, Jack, she said, for I know quite well.Those were fairy beans which grew into thewonderful bean-stalk. In fact, I think I / jowmore about you than you know yourself. Ican prove this to you by asking you one ques-tion. Do yo1; know anything about yourfather? 184
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Jack took off his cap and made a low bow.—Purje 1S4. WHAT HAD ALREADY HAPPENED No, said Jack, I do not. When I speakof him to my mother, she always cries, bat shetells me nothing. She does not dare, said the fairy. Iwill tell you why. You know, of course, thatI am a fairy. I know all about your father.He was a good, kind man. He had moneyand friends, but one of his friends was false.He was a giant He killed your father andtook all his money. He told your motherthat she must never tell you. If she did, thenthe giant would kill her and kill you, too.This is the giants country you are in. Allthat he has is really yours, for he took it fromyour father. You must conquer the giant.Keep on this road until you come to a greatcastle. It is best that you go at once, for it isa long journey. Jack started out with a great deal of reluc- 185 JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK tance, for the thought of a giant frightenedhim. He walked all day, and just as the sunwas setting, he came to the castle. When he r

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