Jack and the Jellybean Stalk
Jack and the Jellybean Stalk
Tariq James
There once was a boy named Jack
He went to Blunderbore Middle School in the English suburbs
Now Jack was a wonderful student
He was loved by his teachers and friends alike
Jack was a great student in class
Some could say he was the bravest!
Jack would raise his hand to answer the most daunting of questions
To him, they were challenging, but fun
But he wasn’t just smart, he was also quick-witted
In his school, there was a big, mean, ogreish bully
He would torment the other children—taking their lunch money and snacks
However, Jack refused to give up his snacks to some bully
He had answered a great many problems in class, and was rewarded with jellybeans
Listening to classmates’ screams as the bully approached, Jack hid his jellybeans in his shoes
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Stomping through the hall of children, the bully stole their money and stole many-a-snack
That was until he came to Jack!
The bully searched him up and searched him down
But could not find a thing on him while he peeked
The bully stared at Jack with a frown
“You better have something for me next week!”
Jack made his way home, nimble and swift
For he knew his mother had made something delicious for dinner
All through the parkways and over some rifts
Her bacon mac-and-cheese makes him feel like a winner!
As Jack got home and took of his shoes he flew past the stairs
He left his sweet beans in the back of his sneaks
Jack ran into the kitchen with his happy glare
Til he heard his mom go “Oh my, these reek!”
“The stench of your shoes has stuck to your beans”
His mother teared up in disgust
“Take these outside, they need to be cleaned”
And Jack made such a fuss
She tossed out Jack’s once-lovely snack and sent him into his room
He started to dream off and stared into the clouds
It was all he could do to take his mind off his gloom
He wanted to build his very own tree house
Jack closed his eyes and closed his eyes with a yawn
He lay with no peep, silent as a mouse
He woke from his nap to see something big on his lawn
What was there but an enormous tree house!
The tree and its house were gigantic and tall
A hundred feet high and a hundred feet wide
Jack had to stand back to see it all!
The boy could not believe his own eyes!
Filled with spirit and adventure in mind
Jack went up and up and up in the tree
Intrepid and fearless the boy continued to climb
Ascending, ascending, higher went he
Jack got to the top and stared up in awe
Quickly, he rushed to open the door
Young Jack could not believe what he saw
But the bully from Blunderbore asleep on the floor
Jack looked right and Jack looked left
He eyed the bully’s sack full of cash
Jack had an idea to right the tormentor’s theft
Young Jack snatched up the bag in a dash
As Jack began his escape and reached for the door
The jingles in the bag woke the bully instantly
The aggressor jumped and awoke from his snore
Jack gave no second thought but bolted so swiftly
He jumped out the door and climbed down the tree
The enraged bully hot at his heels
Jack felt his rage and continued to flee
Jack raced down the tree as if he had wheels
He reached the bottom and stared up in shock
The ogreish boy came closer to him, his eyes beamed with an angry glare!
The bully eyed Jack in his descent just like a hawk
He jumped off the tree at poor Jack as he cowered in fear
Jack covered his head and turned his back
The bully lunged at the boy, trying to grab hold
But instead flew face-first into the sack!
The bag full of coins had knocked him out cold
Timid and confused, Jack peeked up and looked around
Jack was surprised and in disbelief
He saw the bully splayed out on the ground
Jack saw that he was still in one piece and sighed in relief
Jack’s mother stormed out, dazed and in fright
“I thought you gone to bed for a snooze!”
He assured his mother that he was alright
And so Jacked used the money to buy some new shoes