fractured tale 10

Once upon a time, there was a young handsome smart strong and poor boy called Jack who was living with his old ugly mother in a little cottage, far, far away.
One day, his mother sent him to the market to sell their silly donkey which was sleeping all the time instead of working.

On the way, Jack met a strange man, a guru, who told him to exchange his stupid donkey for five magic beans. Jack didn't hesitate and accepted the offer.
When he returned home, and showed the beans to his mother who was so happy. She planted them carefully.

During the night, a marvellous giant beanstalk had grown. Jack, who was very glad, began to climb up the imposing plant.

After a while of climbing, the boy came to a cloud. But it wasn't a usual cloud: Jack could see a marvellous castle far away.

He came near the palace, and could see a lot of people, who wore clothes, dresses for dinner: it was the ball of the Prince. The entire world was invited.... so Jack invited himself!
And it was a good idea: when he saw a beauty dancing with the Prince (nobody knew her name), he understood he had found what he needed not to be poor.
Because our Jack was clever, and above all, a manipulator he decided to kidnap the young woman, who was surely rich and who might give some money to his mother and himself.... and so he did....

He kidnapped the « princess » in front of all the dancers, the Prince included, ran as quickly as he could up to the beanstalk, went down the plant, and went back home, where his mother was waiting him.

But when he went inside his home, midnight rang...at the twelfth stroke, the magnificent princess turned into a poor servant... it was Cinderella!!
Jack, on a wire edge, didn't have time to debrief the poor girl because the Prince came.
Then before followed an arguing between Jack and the Prince, who wanted to recover his love (he was hung up on the beauty), he offered Jack immediately much money in return. Jack accepted the offer, he thirsted for wealth...

Well, the Prince gave two marvellous objects to Jack: a golden harp that played music alone, and a hen laying golden eggs, in exchange for his love, Cinderella. And so, the kind Prince was ready to sacrifice his fortune for the girl of his heart....
Jack the Machiavellian had to agree and the two men made the exchange.
Cinderella and the good Prince went back to the castle in clouds, and the bad Jack and his mother lived rich for the rest of their life. And all of them lived happily ever after, the silly donkey included..."