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	Jack The Giant Killer
		Jack rescues a princess from an evil sorcerer by killing a giant.
		Jack's reality is that a hot princess is being held captive on a boat by a ugly little man and he knows instinctively that that just ain't right.
		After Jack dispatches the first bad special effect, the king promotes him to Sir Jack and once they figure out that Pendragon is trying to kidnap the princess the king sends she and Jack on a secret voyage to a convent where they'll hide the princess until they can take care of Pendragon.
	monsterhunter.coldfusionvideo.com /Jack_The_Giant_Killer.html (1510 words)

	Ancient Giants Legends Myths, Jack the Giant Killer Cornwall
		Jack was the smartest kid in the village and was the first kid in Sayville to go to Harvard.
		Jack the Giant Killer, the Cornish Cornwall legends in England.
		Famed for his bravery Jack The Giant Killer became a super hero, killing wolves and breaking the skulls of pirates in addition to being on hand to deal with other troublesome giants.
	www.geocities.com /versetrue/giants.htm (542 words)

	The Blue Fairy Book - Jack the Giant-killer
		Jack, perceiving in one corner of the room a strong cord, took courage, and making a slip-knot at each end, he threw them over their heads, and tied it to the window- bars; he then pulled till he had choked them.
		Jack, having hitherto been successful in all his under- takings, resolved not to be idle in future; he therefore furnished himself with a horse, a cap of knowledge, a sword of sharpness, shoes of swiftness, and an invisible coat, the better to perform the wonderful enterprises that lay before him.
		Jack, with his sword of sharpness, soon killed the giant, and the magician was then carried away by a whirlwind; and every knight and beautiful lady who had been changed into birds and beasts returned to their proper shapes.
	www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/youth/fantasy/TheBlueFairyBook/chap39.html (1762 words)

	Giant
		The giants in mythology are primordial creatures of enormous size, the personifications of the forces of nature.
		When a giant was slain by a mighty god, the god would create heaven and earth from the giants body (see: Ymir and Tiamat).
		In Genesis it is said that "in those days there were giants in the earth" and of course there is the story of David and Goliath, although the latter can hardly be considered a giant, being only 3 meters (9,8 ft), when compared to the giants in mythology and folklore.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/g/giant.html (249 words)

	Tales of Jack and the Giants
		He tricks the giant into thinking he’s strong by wanting to move the creek instead of carrying buckets, wanting to throw a giant knife to his uncle over the mountain instead of across the yard, and getting the scared giant into a barrel because he says his bigger family is coming.
		Jack tells the giant 1000 soldiers are coming, helps the giant hide in the cellar from the king's men, and tells his employer, the prince Greatheart, that the giant has gone on a trip.
		Jack outwits a dumb two-headed cannibal and his giant wife by fooling them into thinking he survives a midnight beating, he squeezes milk out of rocks, he could move their creek, and he's seen a huge posse coming after them.
	www.ferrum.edu /applit/bibs/tales/JackGiants.htm (2800 words)

	Jack the Giant Killer -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Jack the Giant Killer is a (A story about fairies; told to amuse children) fairy tale.
		The story is a series of encounters with (An imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fair tales) giants.
		In the fourth encounter, Jack uses his coat of (The quality of not being perceivable by the eye) invisibility to attack a giant and his brother with impunity.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ja/jack_the_giant_killer.htm (154 words)

	Jack the Giant-killer
		Jack, perceiving in one corner of the room a strong cord, took courage, and making a slip-knot at each end, he threw them over their heads, and tied it to the window-bars; he then pulled till he had choked them.
		Jack, having hitherto been successful in all his undertakings, resolved not to be idle in future; he therefore furnished himself with a horse, a cap of knowledge, a sword of sharpness, shoes of swiftness, and an invisible coat, the better to perform the wonderful enterprises that lay before him.
		Jack, with his sword of sharpness, soon killed the Giant, and the magician was then carried away by a whirlwind; and every knight and beautiful lady who had been changed into birds and beasts returned to their proper shapes.
	www.rickwalton.com /folktale/junior77.htm (1800 words)

	Jack the Giant Killer, a short story for children
		Jack set his wits to work, and at last thought he had a plan by which he would be able to put an end to the misdeeds of this monster.
		The giant seemed to have a habit of talking to himself--as would be natural to one having two heads--and presently he began to sing a kind of duet, some of which Jack was able to make out.
		The giant took a spoon in each hand, and began to feed both mouths at once, which made his porridge go pretty fast; but not any faster than Jack's did, for he was stowing his away in the bag.
	www.2020site.org /robbinhood/jackgiant.html (1057 words)

	Jack the Giant-Killer
		Jack made the best of his way by travelling as fast as he could, but lost his road, and was benighted, and could find no habitation until, coming into a narrow valley, he found a large house, and in order to get shelter took courage to knock at the gate.
		Jack led him a long dance, in order that the gentlemen and ladies might see; and at last to end the matter, ran lightly over the drawbridge, the giant, in full speed, pursuing him with his club.
		Jack, standing by the moat, laughed at him all the while; but though the giant foamed to hear him scoff, and plunged from place to place in the moat, yet he could not get out to be revenged.
	www.rickwalton.com /folktale/jacoba19.htm (3458 words)

	The Baldwin Project: Nursery Tales Told to the Children by Amy Steedman
		Now the worst of this Giant was that he was always hungry, and when he was hungry he always stepped across from the Mount to the mainland and looked about over all the farms for something to eat.
		Jack started back in surprise, but the Giant pretended to be quite friendly, and spoke so politely that Jack walked in and sat down to supper with him.
		So Jack was married to the lily maid, and people came from far and near to do honour to their brave deliverer, Jack the Giant-Killer.
	www.mainlesson.com /display.php?author=steedman&book=nursery&story=giant (3498 words)

	Cornish Legends - Myths and Legends of Cornwall
		Giants loom large in the folklore of Cornwall, and legend tells us that once upon a time the Penwith area was plagued with them.
		Jack then struck him a mortal blow with his pick-axe and filled the pit with earth.
		Famed for his bravery Jack The Giant Killer became something of a super hero, killing wolves and breaking the skulls of pirates in addition to being on hand to deal with other troublesome giants.
	www.connexions.co.uk /culture/html/legends.htm (1211 words)

	Jack Tales - Jack the Giant Killer
		This Jack Tale bears a remarkable resemblance to the tales of shape-shifting and the mystical births of the great prophets Math, Taliesin, and Merlin who were magicians, shape-shifters and spiritual advisors to the high kings.
		She was screaming at Jack's daddy, and she hit him on the back of the head with the firewood until his eyeballs rolled right down his cheeks.
		As soon as Jack was swallowed, she turned herself back into her own natural shape as an old woman, sure that she had done way with Jack and also that she now had all of the wisdom of The world inside herself.
	www.mwg.org /production/websites/jacktales/resources/jack_in_america.html (2911 words)

	Craik's Jack the Giant Killer
		Jack was a boy of a bold temper; he took pleasure in hearing or reading stories of wizards, conjurors, giants, and fairies; and used to listen eagerly while his father talked of the great deeds of the brave knights of King Arthur's Round Table.
		Jack, with his sword of sharpness, at one blow cut off his head; the enchantment was then ended in a moment, and the lady was restored to her former virtue and goodness.
		Jack had not ridden a mile and a half before he came in sight of the mouth of the cavern; and, nigh the entrance of it, he saw the other giant sitting on a huge block of timber, with a knotted iron club lying by his side, waiting for his brother.
	www.lib.rochester.edu /Camelot/craik-jk.htm (4287 words)

	SurLaLune Fairy Tales: The Fairy Tales of Joseph Jacobs
		This giant was the lord of an enchanted castle situated in the midst of a lonesome wood.
		But in the midst of all this mirth a messenger brought news that one Thunderdell, a giant with two heads, having heard of the death of his kinsmen, had come from the northern dales to be revenged on Jack, and was within a mile of the castle, the country people flying before him like chaff.
		Jack had no sooner read this but he blew the trumpet, at which the castle trembled to its vast foundations, and the giant and conjurer were in horrid confusion, biting their thumbs and tearing their hair, knowing their wicked reign was at an end.
	www.surlalunefairytales.com /authors/jacobs/english/jackgiantkiller.html (3974 words)

	Kidsreads.com - JACK THE GIANT KILLER Retold and Illustrated by Richard Doyle
		Kidsreads.com - JACK THE GIANT KILLER Retold and Illustrated by Richard Doyle
		Jack decides to kill a giant, he goes out, and he kills the giant.
		Here is an example: "Now Jack, though only the son of a poor farmer living in Cornwall, was very clever, for he not only fought and wrestled with all the youths within twenty miles round but he beat them likewise.
	www.kidsreads.com /reviews/0375410708.asp (318 words)

	DVD : Jack the Giant Killer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Jack The Giant Killer is a great family fantasy movie.
		I've never seen the musical version, but it sounds like a hideous botch-up, and I can't believe people are disappointed because this DVD is of the original version and not some re-hash that had nothing to do with the production's original intention.
		I think the film is excellent just the way it is. It's the tale of a simple farmer (Jack) who gets caught up in an evil wizard's plans to abduct a beautiful princess to be his bride.
	www.ajeno.com /B0001BKBFC/Jack_the_Giant_Killer.shtml (415 words)

	de Grummond Children's Literature Collection - Research - Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Jack Zipes in The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales classifies the story of 'Jack the Giant Killer/Jack and the Beanstalk' as a "Wonder Tale" which grew out of the oral tradition.
		Iona and Peter Opie, authors of The Classic Fairy Tales, quote Sir Francis Plagrave, who once wrote, "Jack, commonly called the Giant Killer, landed in England from the very same keels and warships which conveyed Hengist and Horsa, and Ebba the Saxon," in other words, the tale was brought to England by conquering Norsemen.
		The Opies go on to state that the earliest known written version of the tale was titled The History of Jack and the Giants and was printed by J. White of Newcastle in 1711.
	www.lib.usm.edu /~degrum/html/research/FAQS/FAQS-Fairytales.htm (521 words)

	Jack the Giant Killer (1962)
		Plot Outline: Jack is a farm boy, who is knighted after slaying a huge monster attempting to kidnap the Princess Elaine.
		Jack is given the task of protecting the Princess from all manner of monsters, witches and magic, sent by Pendragon.
		Final Verdict: Jack the Giant Killer lacks the special effects polish which was the sole reason that Jason and the Argonauts and The 7th Voyage of Sinbad were so enjoyable but it's still a damned fine fantasy film.
	www.popcornpictures.co.uk /jfilms/giantkiller.shtml (360 words)

	Amazon.com: Jack the Giant Killer (Everyman's Library Children's Classics): Books: Richard Doyle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Jack goes searching for giants to kill and it is impossible for him to fail, especially with the aid of The Cloak of Darkness, The Cap of Wisdom, The Shoes of Speed, and The Sword of Sharpness.
		The giants are very mean, and kidnap and eat people, but still for some reason or other, I couldn't help but feel sorry for some of them at times when Jack, who was already so much smarter than the giants, also becomes better equipped than them as well.
		Jack the Giant Killer requires good reading skills but tells the story of Jack, an intrepid boy who sets out to kill giants.
	www.amazon.com /Killer-Everymans-Library-Childrens-Classics/dp/0375410708 (1584 words)

	Three's Company: Jack the Giant Killer - TV.com
		Jack's masculinity is put to the test when a big bully tries to have his way with the girls.
		Later on, when the food is brought out, all of the sandwiches appear to have the same kind of bread.
		The title alludes to the English fairy tale about "Jack the Giant Killer," a superhero-like figure who indeed killed giants as well as any many other villains, and was the basis for the children's story "Jack and the Beanstalk." (edit)
	www.tv.com /threes-company/jack-the-giant-killer/episode/8908/summary.html (364 words)

	Jack the Giant Killer
		Early on in the film, the princess is having a party and one of her birthday gifts is a miniature dancing jester in a musical box.
		In another scene, ghostly flying witches descend on a ship to try and seize the princess, who is being smuggled away to a secret location to protect her.
		Jack (Mathews) must rescue a possessed Princess from an evil sorcerer who wants to take over the Kingdom.
	www.dvdvan.com /info/B00005OSKH/Jack_the_Giant_Killer.html (1119 words)

	Amazon.ca: Jack The Giant Killer: DVD: Nathan Juran,Don Beddoe,Walter Burke,Barry Kelley,Anna Lee,Dayton Lummis,Kerwin ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		First Line: Narrator: The legend of Jack the Giant Killer was born over a thousand years ago in Cornwall, England near Land's End.
		In the recently reissued prints of Jack the Giant Killer, most of the original voices have been dubbed over, and incongruous musical numbers added.
		Narrator: The legend of Jack the Giant Killer was born over a thousand years ago in Cornwall, England near Land's End.
	www.amazon.ca /Jack-Giant-Killer-Nathan-Juran/dp/B0001BKBFC (1449 words)

	Jack and the Beanstalk/Jack the Giant-Killer Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Welcome to the Jack and the Beanstalk and Jack the Giant-Killer Project, a text and image archive containing several English versions of the fairy tale.
		The Jacks presented here represent some of the more common varieties of the tale from the English-speaking world in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries.
		The second oddity is a version of the story that uses the hero's journeys up the beanstalk to explain how books were made in the early nineteenth century.
	www.usm.edu /english/fairytales/jack/jackhome.html (514 words)

	Jack Dempsey: The Giant Killer. Boxing News
		Jack Dempsey, the movie from 1983 stars Treat Williams and Sally Kellerman.
		In July of 1927, Dempsey knocked out future champion Jack Sharkey in the seventh round (the knockout blow was setup by a punch that landed low).
		Jack’s follow-up flurry deposited Gene senseless on the canvas for anywhere between fourteen and nineteen seconds, depending on whom you believe.
	www.saddoboxing.com /283-jack-dempsey.html (1597 words)

	Jack the Giant Killer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Jack the Giant Killer, the hero of an English nursery tale, a great favorite with little folks.
		It is found in Walter Map's book which dates from the twelfth century.
		You Are Here: Factopia Home » Jack the Giant Killer
	www.factopia.com /aiton-encyclopedia-vol3/jack-the-giant-killer.htm (58 words)

	Jack the Giant Killer (1962)- Moria The Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Review
		The king entrusts Jack with a secret mission – to take Elaine to the safety of a convent in France – but Pendragon manages to abduct her on the journey.
		Although the worst sequence is the amazingly shoddy battle between a two-headed monster and a giant octopus – the octopus looks totally amateurish, down about the level of Gumby.
		There are some oddly effective fantastique touches – animal transformations, witch curses placed on women whose nature can only be seen in a mirror, the various challenges Jack must take to enter the castle, a corridor of arms emerging from a wall waving swords (an effect taken from Jean Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast [1946]).
	www.moria.co.nz /fantasy/jackgiantkiller.htm (683 words)

	Jack The Giant-killer--Introduction--Cornish Folk Lore on Gandolf dot Com
		Jacobs says that he has taken some 'hints' from an 1845 source and ommitted the incident of the giant dragging the lady along by her hair.
		Jack sends the heads of these giants to the king.
		Arthurian fights a giant at Mont Saint Michel and Jack's first battle is with a giant at the Cornish sister site of Mount Saint Michael.
	www.gandolf.com /cornwall/giants/jack_giant_killer.shtml (441 words)

	Jack the Giant Killer, by Charles de Lint (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Jack the Giant Killer is a perfect book for the twelve year old girl that still lurks within me. It has just the right amount of fairies, just the perfect level of goodness versus badness, and a super-cool heroine.
		The basic story is that Jacky Rowan, a woman who feels as if she has no purpose in life, runs into the world of the fey one night after a drinking binge.
		There are bits and pieces of other fairy tales (besides Jack the Giant Killer) scattered through the story, and it was fun looking for them.
	www.msu.edu /~hought20/jackthegiantkiller.html (525 words)

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