As
a child, I (1) LOVED fairy tales, and my mother
(2) OFTEN TOLD me the story of Jack and
the Beanstalk. Jack and his mother (3) WERE very
poor.
One day, Jack (4) EXCHANGED the family
cow for a magic bean. That night he (5) PLANTED
the bean and the next morning he was astonished to see that it (6) HAD GROWN into an enormous beanstalk as high as the
sky. Immediately, Jack (7) CLIMBED up the
beanstalk, and soon he (8) CAME to a giant’s house.
While the giant (9) WAS SLEEPING, Jack (10)
STOLE the giant’s treasure. But suddenly the
giant (11) WOKE UP. He (12) WAS furious that his treasure (13) HAD
DISAPPEARED. But while the giant (14) WAS
FOLLOWING Jack down the beanstalk, Jack (15) CUT it down.
The giant (16) DIED and jack and his mother (17)
LIVED happily for the rest of their lives.