One day, the townspeople couldn't take it anymore, devised a prank of their own, sent it to the queen (the queen had no sense of humor) and signed it from Jack. When the queen opened the gift from "Jack", she sent a knight out to kill him. The next day, the Grim Reaper went to reap his soul, but Jack stole his scythe and would only give it back if Grim had granted him immortality. When the deal was done, as punishment, Grim decapitated him.