"fairy tale-inspired theme park. The park has been ailing since the death of its founder, Jack's father. Young Jack is desperate to save the park from the hands of a greedy billionaire who bought the park's mortgage, setting out with his loyal cat and mouse friends to sell his performing cow to make the next mortgage payment. Too late to sell it to a nearby circus, they trade the cow to a mysterious farmer for a handful of magic beans. What follows is a journey up a beanstalk to Fairyland, a magical land ruled by a greedy giant and home"
"Jack was not, in fact, involved in the Beanstalk or Giant-killing incidents, but is actually an unknowing copy of an older fable named Wicked John. Upon Wicked John's death some great power decided to write the trickster back into some later stories, but got his name wrong, thus creating Jack. John was later revived, and now both Fables exist and enjoy a greatly antagonistic relationship. However, Mister Revise later revealed after the War with Bookburner in a retcon, that Jack was indeed the one who sold his cow for magical beans, and that he is the son of a literal"
"telling him to take their old cow into town to sell it. Jack comes across a magic shop and ends up trading the cow to its owner, a magic fairy, for a single bean. His mother berates him upon his return and throws the bean into a rubbish pile. That night, the two stepsisters go to a disco at the nearby palace, leaving Cinderella in the basement. As the fairy passes by with her new cow, she hears Cinderella's cries for help and reluctantly enters the house. Cinderella asks her for a beautiful set of clothes and a coach so"
"buy the cow, they convince Jack that the beans the Baker has found in his father's old hunting jacket are magic beans and buy the cow for five of them. Jack bids a tearful goodbye to his cow (""I Guess This Is Goodbye""), and the Baker orders his wife to return to the village with the cow. He has qualms about being so dishonest, but his wife reasons that the chance to have a child justifies their trickery (""Maybe They're Magic""). The Witch has raised Rapunzel as her own daughter, keeping her locked away from the world in a tall"
"reviews from critics. The game merges the existing universe of ""The Simpsons"" television series with the fairy tale of ""Jack and the Beanstalk"". In the story, Bart Simpson goes to market to sell the family cow, but is swindled by a clever miser (played in the game by the character Mr. Burns) who trades it for magical beans and a slingshot. When Bart takes the magic beans home his father Homer Simpson accidentally eats them and spits them outside. A beanstalk grows, Bart climbs to the top, and adventures in a giant castle ensue. Bart meets several characters from ""The"
"light. That night, a man sneaks into Jack's house and takes him to see an old woman whom Jack recognizes as a great-aunt who he believed was dead. The old woman tells him the traditional version of the fairytale ""Jack and the Beanstalk"" in which the giant is portrayed as a selfish, gluttonous plot brute who cared for nothing and no one, subsequently giving him the last magic bean (the original Jack was given five beans but only four grew into the beanstalk, the fifth one landing on rock instead of earth), suggesting that the tale that she has told"
"them. Donald, driven to insanity by starvation, attempts to kill their pet cow with an axe, but is stopped by the combined efforts of Mickey and Goofy. Mickey then decides to sell the cow for money to buy food. Goofy and Donald are excited about eating again and begin to sing about delicious dishes (to the tune of Funiculi Funicula) until Mickey comes back and reveals that he traded their beloved bovine for a container of beans, which he claims to be magical. An enraged Donald, thinking that Mickey had been tricked, furiously throws the beans down the floor and"
"Jack and the Beanstalk (2009 film) Jack and the Beanstalk is a 2009 low-budget live-action adaptation of the fairy tale ""Jack and the Beanstalk"" directed by Gary J. Tunnicliffe. Jack Thatcher (Colin Ford) must perform a heroic deed or flunk out of fairy tale school. He sells a valuable possession for magic beans that grow into a giant beanstalk overnight. He climbs the enchanted beanstalk and enters a magical and dangerous world to rescue Destiny (Madison Davenport), a little girl who has been transformed into a harp. This version of the tale includes references to other fairy tale characters as"
"Jack and the Beanstalk (1902 film) Jack and the Beanstalk is a 1902 American short film directed by George S. Fleming and Edwin S. Porter. In this earliest known adaptation of the classic fairytale, Jack first trades his cow for the bean. His mother then makes him drop them in the front yard, and go to his room. As he sleeps, Jack is visited by a fairy who shows him glimpses of what will await him when he ascends the bean stalk. In this version, Jack is the son of a deposed king. When Jack wakes up, he finds the"
"been used as a bogeyman figure until at least the early twentieth century. There is speculation that Jack could be Siôn Cent, but it is more likely that he was an amalgamation of a number of people and myths. Jack often outsmarted the Devil by entering into bargains and then fulfilling the letter of the bargain but not the spirit. In one instance he made a deal with the Devil so that his crops would prosper - Jack would plant the crops, and the devil would make sure that the sun and rain came in proper amounts. Jack asked the"
"by Donkey to the Far Far Away kingdom but keeps on asking every second ""Are we there yet?"" Shrek and Fiona keep answering no. He then meets Puss in Boots and becomes jealous as he is spending a lot of time with Shrek. By the end of the film they are great friends. At one point in the film, he reveals that he was the donkey traded by Jack for the magic beans, which greatly offended him. He and Shrek ended up drinking the ""Happily Ever After"" potion from the Fairy Godmother's workshop and while Shrek transformed into a human,"
"the opening scene would depict Jack chopping the beanstalk down and killing the giant. The next scene would feature Jack being discovered by the giant and climbing down the beanstalk in fear of his life. Later, we would see Jack running into the man with the infamous magic beans, then, at the end of the film, being sent off by his mother to sell the cow. The unusual nature of this method means it is only used in stories of a specific nature. For example, ""Memento"" features a man with anterograde amnesia, meaning he is unable to form new memories."
"fits will become his bride; but he carelessly leaves the shoe on a beer keg, allowing the short stepsister to replace it with one of her own shoes. The next morning, Jack discovers that the bean has sprouted into an enormous beanstalk during the night. His mother is unimpressed by this sight until Jack points out that the beanstalk's leaves are made of solid gold. Jack is immediately sent up the beanstalk to collect the leaves; but a menacing giant smells him out at the top, sending him falling back down. Jack's mother again berates him for not bathing enough;"
"During his journey through Rapture, Jack encounters various gene-altering substances known as plasmids and Gene tonics, which he uses to defend himself. As Jack travels through Rapture, he has strange visions of his family, but eventually he discovers that he is the illegitimate son of Andrew Ryan and Jasmine Jolene, ""Andrew Ryan's Favorite Girl."" After becoming pregnant, Jasmine sold her fertilized egg to Brigid Tenenbaum, an employee of Frank Fontaine. Jack was genetically conditioned to age rapidly and to follow any order that followed ""would you kindly,"" a phrase which Atlas uses throughout the game to control the main character"
"cow, a red cape, a yellow strand of hair, and a golden slipper, none of which she is allowed to touch. The witch's demands eventually bring the baker and his wife into contact with Jack, who is selling his beloved cow, Milky-White, and to whom the baker offers magic beans left him by his father (which were stolen from the witch) which grow into a large beanstalk; with Red Riding Hood, whose red cape the couple noticed when she stopped by the bakery earlier to buy bread and sweets on her way to grandmother's house; with blonde-haired Rapunzel, whose tower"
"to shine."" Donna Rolfe of The Dove Foundation wrote, ""This is a charming fairy tale with encouraging values and colorful characters who will entertain the entire family."" The Netflix company DVD.com called it a ""family-friendly comedy"" and gave it 3 out of 5 stars. Jack and the Beanstalk (2009 film) Jack and the Beanstalk is a 2009 low-budget live-action adaptation of the fairy tale ""Jack and the Beanstalk"" directed by Gary J. Tunnicliffe. Jack Thatcher (Colin Ford) must perform a heroic deed or flunk out of fairy tale school. He sells a valuable possession for magic beans that grow into"
"and Jack set out to rescue her, and are quickly taken prisoner in Baffleburg. While escaping, they acquire a Forbidden Flagon and a talkative and abusive Sauce Box. When Mogodore sets out to conquer Oz and actually succeeds in seizing the Emerald City, the travelers have to mount a desperate rescue effort. Eventually Jack, with help from the Red Jinn (here introduced for the first time; his name, Jinnicky, is not revealed until later books), manages to save the day: using the Forbidden Flagon, he reduces Mogodore and his thousand warriors to little beings ""no bigger than brownies."" The miniaturized"
"knows all about. Dennis has a highly profitable renewable energy device, a perfect marketing pitch and an army of door-to-door salesmen—‘tin men’—selling hundreds of units, but the company is desperate for working capital. If Jack can help, Dennis will cut him in on half the business. Jack agrees, his name goes on the door and the company easily raises $20 million, but then he learns something Dennis neglected to tell him—the tin men are also selling cocaine.[4] It takes some heavy underworld characters, including Bruce Cutler and John Gotti, to get Jack out of this fix. ""Ballad of a Tin"
"and Cinderella await the return of the Baker's Wife when the Witch drags in Jack, whom she found weeping over the Baker's Wife's body. The grief-stricken Baker unwittingly agrees to give Jack to the Giantess, causing an argument. The characters first blame each other for their predicament, until finally they all decide to blame the Witch for growing the beans in the first place (""Your Fault""). Disgusted and fed up, the Witch curses and scolds them for their inability to accept responsibility, throwing away the rest of her magic beans. This brings her mother's curse on her again, and she"
"pursuing a new profession, presumably writing fairy tales. Will and Jake have a complicated relationship; Jake is the smaller, younger, more sensitive of the two. Will is often very hard on Jake (dating all the way back to their childhood, when Jake sold the family cow to an old man in exchange for ""magic beans"" instead of money for a doctor; resulting in their sickly younger sister's death) berating and ordering him around. Will is somewhat of a womanizer and wants to make money, whereas Jake is more interested in fairy tales and adventures. Jake feels that Will doesn't care"
"Jack calls to his mother for an axe and before the giant reaches the ground, cuts down the beanstalk, causing the giant to fall to his death. Jack and his mother live happily ever after with the riches that Jack acquired. ""The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean"" was published in the 1734 second edition of ""Round About Our Coal-Fire"". In 1807, Benjamin Tabart published ""The History of Jack and the Bean Stalk"", but the story is certainly older than these accounts. According to researchers at Durham University and the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, the story originated more"
"for him to fill. Without a moment of hesitation, he answers, ""Janina"". They take him home. Jack digs up the milkweed plant and plants it in his own back yard. ""The milkweed does not change colors. The milkweed is as green in October as in July."" He calls it an ""angel plant"". For him, it is a symbol of endurance; it is a symbol of his survival. He often spends time with his granddaughter, Wendy Janina, who calls him Poppynoodle. Katherine asks him if he'll ever explain to her his granddaughter's middle name, to which he replies, ""Someday"". As he"
"Devil which part of the crops he wanted, the ""tops"" or the ""butts"" (bottoms), and the Devil picked ""tops"" thinking that come harvest he would receive a lot of wheat, but Jack planted turnips and left the Devil with the useless leaves. The next year the Devil thought he'd get the better of Jack and picked ""butts"", so Jack planted wheat, and once again the Devil was cheated. In another story, Jack asks the Devil to help him build a bridge, promising him the first soul that crosses it. They build the bridge and then Jack tosses a bone over"
"Jack with him. In the meantime, Jack meets more clothed mice as well as a talking harp. The harp initially starts calling for the giant, but is quick to cooperate when the mice and Jack persuade her that it would be in her best interest. She reveals that Madame Hecuba got rid of the king and queen and turned the people of the castle into mice. Tulip comes into the treasure room and Jack witnesses a golden hen lay a golden egg. The harp also reveals that the witch's spell must be renewed daily. Jack decides to grab the hen"
"neighbors who believe that the ""old"" Jack would not be so hasty to give away his father's land, as well as resentment among Confederate veterans about the inclusion of former slaves. One black freedman living on Sommersby's land is attacked and dropped at Sommersby's door by men proclaiming themselves the Knights of the White Camellia (one of them is Meacham). Jack is threatened in an attempt to force him to exclude black people from the landowning, but he refuses. Upon taking the townspeople's money, he buys the tobacco seed claiming that the crops will raise enough funds to rebuild the"
"the elves for crafting seven-league boots from his pot of gold. The Imp explains that his three remaining gold coins can each grant a wish to an honest man (the fact that Sigurd has possessed the bottle for some time without being granted any wishes demonstrates that he does not qualify), on the condition that Jack break open the bottle to free him once all three are used up. With the use of the Imp's first two wishes, Jack is able to approach Pendragon and coerce him into giving Elaine back, unaware that she has been transformed and now holds"
"Jack, Jun Kazama, a mixed martial artist and animal rights activist also sent to arrest Kazuya, Roger and Alex, a duo of genetically-altered boxing kangaroo and raptor respectively and serve as palette swaps of each other, and Angel, a mysterious entity connected to Kazuya who serves as Devil's palette swap and is also his final boss. Two years after the events of the King of Iron Fist Tournament, the Mishima Zaibatsu, under the leadership of Kazuya Mishima, has become more corrupt and powerful than ever before, and is involved in many illegal operations. While his father Heihachi Mishima was rather"
"several different tools when the player feeds him flavored jelly beans. A licorice jelly bean, for instance, will change Blobert into a ladder, while an apple jelly bean will turn him into a jack. Whistling at Blobert causes him to change back to his original shape and continue following the boy. The player is encouraged to experiment with the jelly beans and their effects to navigate the puzzling game world. Scattered throughout Earth's caverns are various treasures and diamonds that increase the player's score and can be used to purchase vitamins at a drugstore located within the game world. Vitamins"
"the bill at a Blackpool Tower Circus event. However, Jack is still hounded by Sharkey and cannot perform. During an elaborate Egyptian act, Katie gets rid of Sharkey via a sarcophagus, which is then kidnapped by the smugglers. The wax eggs (Chinese inscription on egg is read ""Eight Immortals"") contained a mystical, ancient Chinese rejuvenating powder. Jack had previously placed the powder within a makeup tin, which Bruno and Thomas accidentally use, helping them to perform brilliantly. Toward the end of the show, Jack is seen being chased by a policeman and climbing a giant flexible pole to escape. The"
"only his death can break their curse), and transports him back to Earth to help her find the ""sacred treasures"". When they arrived, Jack and Ondine find the beanstalk turned into an old and rotten stump. Jack asks, ""How did it rot so fast?"" Then they run towards the castle, now a casino complex. Jack asks, ""How long were we gone?"" Ondine says, ""A week in our time"". Then Jack realizes and says, ""Seven years!"" Meaning that seven years had passed on, and Jack and Ondine had arrived in the year 2008. During their search, Jack learns that his ""great-aunt"""
"was shot, not poisoned, and that she is therefore innocent. When Jack returns home, he notices a huge crowd of people around the house. His mother says that the beans that were thrown from the window had grown into a huge stalk. She has even made arrangements for the magical celebrity, the Jellyman, to see it when he arrives in Reading. Jack is told by Gretel that Humpty Dumpty was shot by someone from behind, which smashed through his shell and burst the albumen, sending a shock which cracked the whole egg. When Mary, Spratt and the inspector enter Humpty's"
"him may not be the truth, and that the answers he seeks about recent events may be found at the other end of the beanstalk. Jack plants the bean in the forest near the location where the giant was discovered, and the bean grows into a huge beanstalk leading Jack into the world of the giants, a magical world where a single day passes for every year that passes on the ground below. Jack is left stranded in the giant world after the beanstalk dissolves, apparently cut down by someone back on Earth, and discovers that the giant Thunderdell (Bill"
"tries to seduce Jack. When he witnesses Mrs. Pendrake having sex with the soda shop owner, Jack leaves the Pendrake household, and religion. The following year, Jack becomes the apprentice of the snake-oil salesman Meriweather. The two are tarred and feathered when their customers realize that Meriweather's products are fraudulent. One of the angry customers is Jack's now-grown sister, Caroline, with whom he reunites. She attempts to mold her brother into a gunslinger named the Soda Pop Kid. Jack meets Wild Bill Hickok at a saloon, and Hickok takes a liking to the young man. When Hickok is forced to"