Once upon a time,

There was a tall girl

The height of a bear,

But not in her world.

 

This girl was a giant

And so was her mum

Whose full height was quite

An impressive sum.

 

Mum said to Jackie

with quiver in voice,

“It’s time to sell Milky.

We have no choice.

 

“Trade for at least

Ten pieces of gold.

We’ll both starve to death

If this cow isn’t sold.”

 

Jackie and Milky

Jogged off the mart.

What Jackie brought back

Didn’t seem smart.

 

Instead of ten gold

Were five magic beans

For which Jackie was

Especially keen.

Mum cried the whole night

But Jackie felt good.

She planted her beans

In the garden for food.

 

The next morning both

Were amazed to find

A bean stalk so thick

Even they might climb.

 

Young Jackie was brave.

She scaled the huge stalk

And was so surprised

She could barely talk.

 

The landscape was little

With people so small.

She saw through the bushes

Where she hid from them all.

 

She spotted a mansion

Much bigger than the rest.

She rushed through its doors,

An unwelcome guest.

 

The servants were startled,

Their old master petrified.

He had no time for packing  

Before he could hide.

The giant Jackie was hungry.

She took a live goose

And left Master Jack

With his gold and jewels.

 

Jackie tromped through the bushes.

She hopped down the stalk.

With the goose under her arm,

She cut down the stalk.

 

Her Mum was still crying

But the goose eased her dread.

She boiled some water,

Found an ax for its head.

 

She said “If times were better,

This goose could stay.

If we weren’t so hungry,

I would use her to lay.”

 

Soon as she spoke this,

The goose kicked its leg,

It fluffed up its feathers,

And dropped a gold egg.

 

Giant Jackie and her Mum

Were shocked by the hen.

But they knew they would never

Be hungry ever again.