Throwback: Jack and the Beanstalk

Stories Podcast: A Bedtime Show for Kids of All Ages

Stories Podcast / Wondery

Fiction, Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.2 • 12.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. A boy, a cow, some magic beans and an unruly giant. THIS EPISODE IS FE FI FO FUN! (sorry not sorry for that terrible joke.) Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacity Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!! If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us! Check out our new YouTube channel at youtube.com/storiespodcast. If you've ever wanted to read along with our stories, now you can! These read-along versions of our stories are great for early readers trying to improve their skills or even adults learning English for the first time. Check it out.

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0:00.8	Hello! Welcome to Stories Podcast. I'm your host, Amanda Weldon. Today's story is a throwback episode.
0:09.6	Tune in to hear one of our classic stories from the archive that you might have missed the first time around.
0:15.2	We have Stories Podcast merch available at Storiespodcast.com slash shop. We're also on cameo for all of your personalized video message needs, and don't forget to
0:24.6	follow us on Instagram at Stories Podcast.
0:27.5	If you send us a drawing of your favorite scene or character, we'll share it on our feed.
0:32.4	Now here's a word from our sponsors.
0:36.5	Thanks.
0:37.5	Enjoy the episode.
0:40.9	Jack and the Beanstalk.
0:43.9	Once upon a time, there was a young boy named Jack who slayed the mightiest giant in the land.
0:50.9	He didn't use a sword or a lance.
0:53.1	He didn't use armor or fire. He used an old rusty axe,
0:57.9	three magic beans, and the wild, reckless courage that all young boys and girls seem to have so
1:03.9	much of. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Our story begins in a little village, in a little house, with a little milk cow who was
1:13.0	stubbornly refusing to give any milk at all.
1:16.3	Come on, Betsy, said Jack, pulling at the udders.
1:20.2	Just a little milk, you can do it, girl.
1:23.4	Betsy mooed back loudly, but the dented tin milk bucket remained dry.
1:29.3	With a sigh, Jack kicked the empty bucket across the farmyard and went to find his mother.
1:34.7	Betsy's milk had been the only thing keeping them going.
1:37.8	If she wasn't able to give any more, Jack wasn't sure what they would do.
1:42.6	Mother was out front of the little house, desperately trying to
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