Task 3. In your point of view how many logical parts there are in the story? What are they?

Task 4. Right now try to retell the story to your partner or to your teacher. We believe that these key-phrases will be of great help to you:

I. At the Mall.

cranky husband; a sporting goods store; "Going Out of Business" sale;a usual grumpy male comment; overpriced junk; to put up with smth.; dream-canoe; stuck on the bathroom mirror; eyes got funny; the Supremo Numero-Uno; a loser store; look around for fun; to get smb. riled; to make smb. mad; to accuse smb. of being frivolous; to pride oneself on; to have a good nose for bargains; to stretch old age pensions; to promise no to do smth.

II. A “Treasure”

the frenetic energy and excitement of a sale; all of a sudden; at the back of the store; the exact canoe; to elbow the way through; the price tag; the manufacturer's suggested retail price at; tax; crossed out;

III. A Broken Promise.

to spot smb.; the mob of bargain hunters; to clutch smb’s sleeve; brand new; to be on clearance; the whole package; to run the close-out; to be worth more than; a good deal; too good to be true; had to retire for (because of) smth.; fishing in a canoe; to catch up with smb.; the cataract surgery; to save up for; to unload; to write out a cheque; to swallow hard; to ran the store; for more than 30 years; to spend time relaxing and fishing in a canoe; to take time off; to die sudden-like; to make sure.

OK. So now off you go to the next story!

Story 12. Magic Man

(after M. Stanley Bubien)

Before reading the story pay attention to the information below, it might be helpful for you to understand the story better:

Jack and the Beanstalk − a fairy tale of English origin, first published anonymously in London by Benjamin Tabart in 1807 as The History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk. Although Tabart credits an "original manuscript" as his source, the tale was probably based on an oral retelling.

In Tabart's tale, Jack is a boy who sells the family cow for a few beans, much to his widowed mother's annoyance. The beans are magical and grow into a stalk that reaches the sky. Jack climbs it, discovers a strange land, and steals a giant's treasure. The giant pursues the boy, but is killed in a fall to the earth when Jack chops the beanstalk down. Tabart's tale is coloured with overt moralizing, but became the basis for all future retellings.

We believe that the information above is very interesting. Why do you think it’s called like this?