Jack and The Beanstalk Readers Theatre
Jack and The Beanstalk Readers Theatre
Jack and The Beanstalk Readers Theatre
Reader Roles: Narrator, Jack, Mother, Old Man, and the Giant
Mother: Jack, we don’t have any money. So, I think we have to sell the Jack: Okay! You can take the cow!
cow. Narrator: Jack ran all the way home. He was so excited to tell his mother
Jack: Okay, Mom. I will take the cow to the market. about the old man and the magic beans.
Mother: Be careful, Jack. Jack: (running home) Mom, Mom, Mom! Look what I have got!
Narrator: On the way to the market, Jack met a little old man. Mother: Did you get a good price for the cow?
Old man: Good morning, young boy. Where are you taking that cow? Jack: No, Mom. But I got these magic beans instead!
Jack: I’m taking it to the market, sir. My mother and I are poor, so we Mother: (angry) What? Oh, you foolish boy!
need some money. Jack: Mom, they will make us rich! Trust me.
Old man: I would like to buy the cow from you. Mother: No way! These beans are useless!
Jack: Really? Narrator: Jack’s mother was very cross and threw the beans out of the
Old man: I don’t have money. Instead, I’ll give you five magic beans. window.
Jack: Magic beans? Mmm. Scene 2 (on the ground & in the castle)
Narrator: During the night, the magic beans grew into a huge beanstalk.
By morning, the beanstalk reached high into the sky. Jack was so sur-
prised.
Jack: Wow! This beanstalk is huge! I’m going to climb it and see what’s
at the top!
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Narrator: Jack climbed and climbed and when he reached the top, he Narrator: The giant woke up!
found a huge castle. Giant: (shouting) Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman!
Jack: Oh my! There is a castle in the sky! I can’t believe this. Jack: (running) Oh no! Time to go!
Narrator: Jack crept inside. Narrator: Jack ran back to the beanstalk and climbed down as fast as
Jack: (whispering to himself) Everything is so big in here. Who lives in he could!
this big castle? Giant: (yelling) I’ll get you!
Narrator: Suddenly, the floor began to shake. Narrator: Jack reached the bottom of the beanstalk.
Jack: (scared) What is that noise? Mother: Jack, where have you been? Why do you have a hen?
Giant: (shouting) Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman ... Jack: Mom, hurry! Give me an axe!
Be he alive or be he dead, I’ll grind his bones to make my bread.
Mother: Here you are. What are you going to do with an axe?
Jack: (whispering) Oh no! It’s a giant! What can I do? Is there any place
Jack: I have to chop this beanstalk down right now!
to hide? Oh, there is a place.
Narrator: With his axe, Jack chopped down the beanstalk.
Narrator: Jack hid in a cupboard and watched as the giant ate five
sheep for his meal. Then he called for his hen. Giant: Ahhhhh!
Giant: Lay me a golden egg. Narrator: The giant fell to the ground with a thud. That was the end of
him!
Narrator: Jack watched in amazement as the hen laid a perfect golden
egg. Mother: Oh my! It’s a giant! Jack, what is going on?
Jack: It’s amazing! I wish I had that hen. Then Mom and I would be rich. Jack: The magic beans grew into this huge beanstalk. So, I climbed to
the top and found the giant’s castle. I watched this hen lay a perfect
Scene 3 (in the castle & at home)
golden egg.
Narrator: As soon as the giant was full, he fell fast asleep.
Mother: Are you telling me the truth, Jack?
Jack: Now he is asleep. I will take the hen and climb back down the
Jack: (smiling) Yes, Mom. You’ll see.
beanstalk.
Narrator: Jack was right. The hen laid a golden egg every day and Jack
Narrator: Jack quickly picked up the giant’s hen. But the hen began to
and his mother were never poor again.
squawk and flap its wings.
THE END
Jack: Shh! Be quiet! The giant might wake up!
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