192 – Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean
Description
Here’s a reading of the moderately racy, earliest printed version of Jack and the Beanstalk. There’s nothing really dirty in here, but please listen to it on your own before deciding to share it with kids.
This story, first printed in 1734 in a wild collection of funny stories called “Round About Our Coal Fire, Or, Christmas Entertainments” includes:
– a saucy but non-explicit description of a wedding night
– mild 18th century potty words
– literal actual description of potties
– a vertical pub crawl
– a princess that can turn into a monster
– aaaaand a slightly different version of the giant’s famous catchphrase
I hope you enjoy what this story was like before it got all cleaned up by the Victorians. And again, maybe don’t share this one with the kids.
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