CHARACTERS (6)- NARRATOR 1 and 2 , JACK, MOTHER, NORTH WIND, FARMER

NARRATOR 1 - A boy named Jack lived with his mother in a little old house on a farm.

MOTHER - The farm gives us a little food to eat.

JACK - And the cow gives us some milk.

NARRATOR 1 - Soon, the boy and his mother had little food left to eat. They were hungry.

MOTHER - All w have left for our dinner is some gingerbread and milk.

NARRATOR 2 - But the cold North Wind came to their little home. The wind blew the window open.
The wind blew so hard that the milk fell over and ran under the boy's feet.

JACK - The North Wind cannot do this. He must give us something for the spilled milk.

NARRATOR 2 - Jack put on his coat and hat. He ran out of the house. He could see the North Wind far across the snow.

JACK - Come back! Come back, North Wind!

NARRATOR 1 - But the bad North Wind went on. Jack ran after the wind. He ran through the woods and down the road.
He ran across snow-covered fields.

NARRATOR 2 - The North Wind went quickly from town to town and through the city. At last the North Wind was back at home.

JACK - Knock! Knock! North Wind let me in.

WIND - Yes, what do you want?

JACK - You must give us something for the milk that we lost.

WIND - Very well. Take this magic gingerbread. You may cut off as many pieces as you want. There will always be more left to eat.

NARRATOR 2 - So Jack took the magic gingerbread and left. It was a long way back home so he stopped at a farmhouse.

JACK - Kind sir, I have come a long way. Can I stay here for the night?.

FARMER - Yes, you may. Come in, boy.

NARRATOR 1 - The farmer was a bad man. He saw Jack cut pieces from the magic gingerbread. He saw that there was always more to eat.

FARMER - That gingerbread must be magic. I want that gingerbread for myself. While the boy is asleep I will take it and leave him one that is not magic.

NARRATOR 1 - So while Jack was asleep the farmer took the magic gingerbread and left another in its place. In the morning Jack went home with the gingerbread.

JACK - Mother, look what the North Wind gave me. It is magic gingerbread. Now we shall always have food to eat.

NARRATOR 1 - When Jack cut off the last piece, he found out it was not magic.

MOTHER - You said this was magic gingerbread, and that we would always have something to eat.

JACK - But mother, that is what the North Wind told me.

MOTHER - You must go back to the North Wind and get something else.

NARRATOR 2 - So Jack went back to the home of the North Wind.

JACK - North Wind, you must give me something else. The gingerbread is all gone.

WIND - Here is a magic pot of soup. Eat the soup and there will always be more.

NARRATOR 2 - Jack took the pot. Once again, he stopped at the farm to rest for the night.
When the farmer saw that the pot was magic, he wanted it.

FARMER - I must have that pot. When the boy is sleeping I will take it and leave another pot in its place.

NARRATOR 2 - When Jack got home, he found that the pot was not magic.

JACK - Now the soup is gone too. I will have to go to the North Wind again.

NARRATOR 1 - So Jack returned to the North Wind and told the wind what had happened.

WIND - This is the last time I will help you. Take this magic stick. It will help you if you say, "WORK, STICK, WORK.

JACK - Thank you! Thank you very much.

NARRATOR 2 - Once again Jack stopped at the farm.

FARMER - Come in boy. Have something to eat. Then you can sleep.

BOY - Thank you kind sir.

FARMER - I see that the boy has a stick. It must be magic. I will take it when he is asleep.

NARRATOR 1 - The farmer waited till Jack was sleeping. When the farmer took the stick, Jack opened his eyes.

JACK - Work! Stick! Work!

NARRATOR 2 - The stick began to go after the farmer and it started to hit him.

FARMER - Help! Help! Stop your stick. I will give you back the magic gingerbread and the magic pot. Just stop the stick.

JACK - Stop! Stick! Stop!

FARMER - Here are your things, now GO!

NARRATOR 1 - So Jack went home with his magic stick, gingerbread and pot.

NARRATOR 2 - Every day after that, Jack and his mother had all they wanted to eat.