Clarence Tathum, Mandeville.
Jack’s father died an’ leave he an’ his mother. And all them money
finish an’ they didn’t have more than one cow leave. An’ the mother
gave him to go to the market an’ sell it. When he catch part of the
way, he swap it for a cap of bean.
When he get home, the mother get annoyed and t’row away the bean, so he
get dread if the mother beat him. He went away an’ sat by the roadside,
an’ he saw an old lady coming, ’he beg him something, ’he show him a
house on a high hill, an’ him tol’ him de man live up dere is de man
rob all him fader riches an’ he mus’ go to him an’ he get somet’ing.
An’ so he went home back.
An’ so in de morning, he see one of de bean-tree grow a large tree
outside de window, an’ ’tretch forth over de giant house; an’ he went
up till he reach to de giant house. An’ when he go, de giant was not at
home an’ he ax de giant wife to put him up an’ give him something to
eat. De wife tell him she will give him something to eat, but she can’t
put him up, for anywhere him put him de giant will find him when him
come home. He said to de giant wife him must tek a chance. De wife put
him into a barrel. When de giant come home, de giant smelled him. He ax
him wife where him get fresh blood. So she told him she have a little
somet’ing to make a pudding for him tomorrow. Said ’he mus’ bring it.
Said no, better to have fresh pudding tomorrow than to have it tonight.
After de giant finish his dinner, started to count his money. He fall
asleep on de table, an’ Jack went down take be bag of money an’ went
away to his house. He climb on de bean-tree right outside his window
an’ went home back an’ gave his mother the money.