Story

Before her departure for fairyland, the Fairy explained to Jack

that she had sent the butcher to meet him with the beans, in order

to try what sort of lad he was.

If you had looked at the gigantic Beanstalk and only stupidly

wondered about it,' she said, `I should have left you where

misfortune had placed you, only restoring her cow to your mother.

But you showed an inquiring mind, and great courage and enterprise,

therefore you deserve to rise; and when you mounted the Beanstalk

you climbed the Ladder of Fortune.'

She then took her leave of Jack and his mother.