By this time Jack had reached the ground. “Quick! quick, mother!” he cried. “Bring me an ax.”
His mother came running with an ax. She did not know what he wanted it for, but she knew he was in a hurry.
Jack seized the ax and began to chop the bean-stalk. The giant above felt the stalk tremble. “Wait! wait a bit!” he cried, “I want to talk to you!”
But before he could say anything more the bean-stalk was chopped through and fell with a mighty crash, and as the giant fell with it that was the end of him.
But Jack and his mother lived in peace and plenty forever after.
