Everyone was under the impression that the giant had perished upon falling to the ground when Jack chopped down the beanstalk. But while he was stunned and unconscious after the fall, he hadn’t died.
After several hours, the giant awoke. And he was angry. Some little pissant had stolen his golden goose and his mission was to get it back. He went to where the base of the beanstalk was and, after sneaking around, to the extent that a giant can sneak around, he managed to locate the goose and grab it.
Then the giant plucked a long, golden feather from the goose’s tail and fashioned it into a quill. He crushed some blueberries he found to make ink. He located a piece of paper, dipped the quill into the blueberry ink, and wrote a note.
After he finished the note, he pinned it to Jack’s front door and left with the goose.
The next morning, Jack opened his door and saw the note, which said,
Written for this week’s Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers prompt from Priceless Joy. Image credit: Goroyboy.
No beanstalk so how does he get back home?
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He just needs to buy some magic beans.
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Right. Like any merchant wouldn’t head for the hills when seeing a giant approach. 😉
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Yes, and being so scared, the merchant would abandon his bin of magical beans, leaving them for the giant to take. Makes sense, right?
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Yes, I thought of that, too. But then how common are magic beans anyway?
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Nice! But with the beenstalk gone, how did the giant get back home?
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Listen, the original story was based upon magic beans, a giant who lives in the clouds, and a goose who lays golden eggs. Stop searching for reality!
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Hahahahahahahaha! This is hilarious, I love it! But I though it was Fe Fi Fo Fum?? LOL!
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I took a little literary license with the Fe Fi Fi thing for the sake of the rhyme. That’s how good of a poet I am!
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Hahaha! Yes, a very good poet! LOL!
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I think the post will attract comments like How the giant get back home..? I’m not trolling.. Hahaha..
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It already has!
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Maybe he set off and found a new home, next door to Jack, just to remind him not to mess with the Giant. Good fun 🙂
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Maybe he and Jack lived happily ever after! Thanks.
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Truly Enjoyed this Epilogue. And may I compliment you on your calligraphy skills? Lol
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Thanks. I’m glad you enjoyed it. You photo was quite interesting and inspiring.
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Thanks. I once wrote an epilogue to The Prodigal Son. Peace
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Enjoyed the follow-up tale. Great take.
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Thank you!
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The giant will surely grind Jack’s bones to make his bread.
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Hahaha…that was wonderful extension to the story. Hope Jack goes back again in chase of the goose and you will pen that one too!
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Thanks. Let’s see if there will be second epilogue.
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Ha! This is a clever addition to the original tale. Did the giant get home? Did Jack sneak up again?
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All good questions. What do YOU think?
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I think the giant got back home and Jack decided to sneak up again ‘cos they really needed that goose. Unfortunately, he got caught in the land of the giants and they decided to make a pot of stew with Jack. Just as the cauldron was bubbling and ready to accept poor Jack….
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A lesson learned when it comes to stealing golden gooses.
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