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1. Jack the Giant Killer (continued)

   

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   hasty pudding for breakfast. Jack had a little bag that he had inside his clothes over his stomach and he used to put some of the pudding into this bag when the giant wouldn't be looking. When they were finished with the breakfast, Jack said he would perform a trick. The giant told him he could perform any trick that Jack could do. So Jack got a knife and cut a hole in his waistcoat, and out came the hasty pudding on the ground. "I can do that trick", says the giant so he got a knife and cut a hole in his own stomach of course he died. So Jack drew his well earned money.

   Jack then went off through the country looking for more giants. He was told that there was a

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   History Edit

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   Folktales index

   AT0328: The Boy Steals the Giant's Treasure

   AT1088: Eating Contest

   AT1115: Attempted Murder with Hatchet

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   • Bridget Francis