Jack and the Bean Stalk
Published on Nov 30, 2015
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Jack and the Bean Stalk
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Once upon a time, there was a boy named Jack who had come to the big city to try out for the Boston Beavers a baseball team who was managed by "Big Lip Leo"
"Men, we got a great ball club here. There's only one little thing that keeps us from being the top team in the country...We've never won a game."
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Jack made the team, but was a bit confused; "Hey coach," he would shout. "When do I get to make a touchdown?"
"No," the coach yelled.
"Just run, run to the little white plates as fast as you can!"
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On opening night, the Beavers went up against the Poughkeepsie Pirates. It was the bottom of the ninth, the Beavers led 4 to 3 and needed just one more out before they won the game.
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The Pirates' best player stepped up to the plate--- or, actually, limped up to the plate, as he had a peg leg. The ball was hit and sailed high over center field. "What a hit!" shouted the announcer. "That ball is going, going. Hey, what's this?"
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Jack pulled a magic bean out of his pocket, planted it in center field and suddenly, Jack was carried skyward on a huge beanstalk that grew straight up into the air. That fly ball landed smack in his mitt.
"Yerrrr out!" shouted the umpire.
The Pirates were dumbfounded, but the rule books said nothing about banning beans.
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In the weeks that followed, the team, who was now known as the Boston Beans, won game after game with the help of Jack and his magic beans. Jack became an overnight sensation and was in the newspaper almost daily!
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Then came the big day for the final game of the season---the Beans were to play the Giants. It was going to be a rough game.
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Both teams gave it their all! At the bottom of the ninth, it was all tied up, 76 to 76. The Giants had the bases loaded and their best hitter came to the plate! Figuring he should prepare, Jack planted three beans, hopped on top and shot up into the sky on the biggest beanstalk of all.
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Both teams gave it their all! At the bottom of the ninth, it was all tied up, 76 to 76. The Giants had the bases loaded and their best hitter came to the plate! Figuring he should prepare, Jack planted three beans, hopped on top and shot up into the sky on the biggest beanstalk of all.
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But the Giant's hitter, instead of slamming the ball, just gave it a dainty tap and it dribbled out into center field. Jack was too high to do anything. Two players scored and the Giants won.
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Jack had no idea what was happening since the beanstalk carried him straight up into the sky for hundreds of miles. Jack saw a castle and heard these mysterious words: "Fee, Fi, Foe, Fum" I smell the blood of an Englishman!"
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...and the rest, as they say, is History!
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