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| - Jack, a little boy, his girlfriend and his cat go to the Land of the Giants...to explore and find stuff that they can use for important details.Jack carries his girlfriend so he can show her around the Land of the Giants. and how much he loves her and his cat.
- Jack the Giant-Killer is a brave boy who lived during the reign of King Arthur. After a local giant named Cormoran raids his family's farm and steals their livestock, Jack decides to kill the creature, who lives in a cave by the sea. Jack sets out with nothing but farm tools as weapons, and an old horse named Dobbin. Although nobody takes him seriously, he manages to lure the giant into a hole and kill it with a pick to the head. After gaining a reputation as a "giant-killer," Jack is captured by the vengeful Blunderbore. However, Jack manages to escape and slay Blunderbore and his brother, Rebecks.
- "Jack the Giant Killer" is a variation of "The Brave Little Tailor" and similarly a predecessor to "Jack and the Beanstalk". It came into existence as a chapbook printed as "The History of Jack and the Giants" in 1711, which fused various older giant-killing tales into one narrative (which is why the story is longer and more episodic than a typical folktale).
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| - Jack, a little boy, his girlfriend and his cat go to the Land of the Giants...to explore and find stuff that they can use for important details.Jack carries his girlfriend so he can show her around the Land of the Giants. and how much he loves her and his cat.
- Jack the Giant-Killer is a brave boy who lived during the reign of King Arthur. After a local giant named Cormoran raids his family's farm and steals their livestock, Jack decides to kill the creature, who lives in a cave by the sea. Jack sets out with nothing but farm tools as weapons, and an old horse named Dobbin. Although nobody takes him seriously, he manages to lure the giant into a hole and kill it with a pick to the head. After gaining a reputation as a "giant-killer," Jack is captured by the vengeful Blunderbore. However, Jack manages to escape and slay Blunderbore and his brother, Rebecks. At this point, Jack becomes the servant of King Arthur's son, and goes on to slay more giants, dragons and demons (including the two-headed giant Thunderdel and Galigantus), eventually becoming a knight of the round table. He marries the daughter of a duke he rescued from captivity, in the court of King Arthur. During the course of his adventures, Jack uses many weapons, including axe, sword and pick. He also obtains magical items including a magic sword, a cloak of invisibility, a cap of knowledge and magical shoes of swiftness.
- "Jack the Giant Killer" is a variation of "The Brave Little Tailor" and similarly a predecessor to "Jack and the Beanstalk". It came into existence as a chapbook printed as "The History of Jack and the Giants" in 1711, which fused various older giant-killing tales into one narrative (which is why the story is longer and more episodic than a typical folktale). The fable follows the Cornish youth Jack in his encounters with giants. Jack slays his first giant using a pit trap, gaining him reputation amongst the nearby village. Following this he sets off on a series of challenges, encountering a giant named Blunderbore who he strangles with a cord. The third encounter is with a Welsh giant, who tries to kill Jack while he is resting at his castle. Jack is able to trick this giant, however, and manages to get him to stab himself at breakfast. In the fourth encounter, Jack uses his coat of invisibility, which he received in the castle of the third giant, to attack a giant and his brother with impunity. The final encounter is with the giant Galligantus, whom he first scares with a blast on a magic trumpet, then cuts off his head and sends it to King Arthur. Jack is rewarded by receiving Arthur's daughter's hand in marriage.
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