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JACK AND THE BEANSTALK

adapted by Denise Page Caraher

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permission only

Musi f o

Gou ods FAUST

CHARACTERS:
Na ato , Gia ts ife mezzo
Jack-tenor
Ja ks othe , Fai y- soprano
Old lady, Giant-baritone

Na ato : This is the sto y a out Ja k

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EXCERPT:

Ja k: i te upti g p oudly Ja k a d Jill e t up the hill to fet h a pail of


Narrator: (slightly ticked) Not that one.

Jack: (swinging arms enthusiastically) Jack be nimble, Jack e ui k, Ja k ju p o e the

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Na ato : tu i g o Ja k Not that o e eithe ! No , stop it! This is a out Ja k

Ja k:
u li g, so eti es loudly i spi ed Ja k OLa te Ja k the Rippe Ja k
Ra itJu pi g Ja k FlashJa k Bla kJa kie Cha
Narrato : o ti ui g o e Ja ks
pause a d the Bea stalk.

li gs This is the story- about Jack (long

EX

Somber pianist grandly marches to center stage and shows Jack the flower pot with the twig.
Jack stares in disbelief.
Jack: Jack and the beanstalk? Pia ist ods a d takes pot to pia o You e got to e kiddi g
me. I HATE beans!!
Piano intro.
Narrator: Jack and his mother lived a long time ago. (mother enters) They were very poor. All
they had in the world was a house that was falling apart and an old cow who was very close to
falling apart. (Jack gets cow.)
Song (Ainsi Que) Mother and Jack:

Jack:
I AM JACK AND THIS IS MY MOM, WE LIVE ON A POOR LITTLE FARM,
GOT NO PIGS AND GOT- NO PLOW, ALL WEVE GOT IS ONE POOR OLD COW.

Mother:
DONT TELL JACK, TWOULD WORRY HIM SO, BUT THAT COW HAS GOT- TO GO,
SHES DRIED UP, AND NO MILK WILL GIVE, WE MUST SELL HER, SO WE CAN LIVE,
WE NEED MONEY! LIFES NOT SUNNY, OH DEAR ME, ITS NOT SO FUNNY,
POOR OLD BESSIE, HOPE ITS NOT MESSY, OH, SHE HAS GOT TO GO!
Jack:
I LOVE BESSIE! SHES A GOOD COW, SHES PART OF THE FAMLY NOW,
I LOVE BESSIE, SHES A VERY GOOD COW, GOOD COW, COW!

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During end of accompaniment, Jack dances around with cow. Mother reluctantly gets involved
in merriment. At end of song, Mother visibly gathers her courage to tell Jack the bad news.

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M

(Avant de Quitter)
Mother: (sadly, melodramatically)
JACK, I HAVE TO TELL YOU NOW, WE HAVE GOT TO SELL OUR COW,
TAKE HER TO MARKET, IF YOU WOULD, SELL HER, BUT GET A- PRICE THATS GOOD.
Jack:
EVEN MY BRAVE HEART WILL SWELL, IN THE MOMENT OF FAREWELL,
LOVING SMILE OF BOVINE KIND, QUIET HOME YOU LEAVE BEHIND,
OFT SHALL I SADLY THINK- OF- YOU SO FAR- A- WAY, FAR AWAY! (sobs)

EX

WEAK AND STRONG ALL BOW BEFORE ME, I AM KING OER ALL I SEE,
WITH MY GOLD AND WITH MY GREED, NEVER WILL I FILL MY NEED,
NEVER WILL I FILL MY GREED, NEVER WILL I FILL MY NEED,
I WANT GOLD, I WANT MORE GOLD, I WANT IT ALL! I WANT GOLD, I WANT MORE GOLD, I
WANT IT ALL. epeat I WANT se tio
Wife: HE WANTS GOLD, HE WANTS MORE GOLD, HE WANTS MORE GOLD, HE WANTS IT ALL
HE WANTS GOLD, HE WANTS MORE GOLD, HE WANTS MORE GOLD, HE WANTS IT ALL!
Wife: Oh husband, why is it that gold is the only thing that is important to you? We have more
gold than we could ever spend, but we are not happy. We have no friends, we have no family.
You love nothing but your gold, and your other possessions. Those things will never love you
back. Those things will never bring us happiness.
Giant: Hush, woman! You know not to interrupt me while I am with my gold. Ah, my precious
gold. I need nothing but you. Kindness is for the weak of heart. I am strong. I am rich.

Wife: He may be strong. He may be rich, but he is a fool. And what does that make me?
(Spinnning Song)
AH, UNHAPPY WIFE, AH, UNHAPPY LIFE, I MUST TRY TO CHANGE HIM,
TEACH HIM HOW TO LOVE, I WISH I COULD CHANGE HIM, TEACH HIM HOW TO LOVE,
HE WANTS ONLY GOLD-, CARES NOT FOR HIS SOUL-, HELL TAKE ANYTHING,
HES SO CRUEL, SO MEAN, ALAS, I AM SO UNHAPPY, WILL HE LEARN TO LOVE?
Gia t: Quit you dayd ea i g, you silly o a ! I goi g out i the ga de a d do a little
weedinga few seem to have popped up si e yeste days ai . The I goi g a k to the
vault to get my other treasure, and when I get back, your chores had better be done! (exits)
Jack sneezes.

ha i g a e y ad day.

EX

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Ja k: to audie e I thi k I

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Wife: Whos the e??? Who is it, o ??? Co e out, o e out, he e e you a e. (Jack timidly
e e ges Why, you e just a oy! You poo hild, if y hus a d fi ds you, hell eat you!

#1- Mother and Jack (Ainsi Que)



Soprano
Mother

Tenor
Jack

Gounod/Caraher
Narrator: (spoken) Jack and his mother lived a long time ago. (mother enters) They were

no.

very poor. All they had in the world was a house that was falling apart
and an old cow who was very close to falling apart (Jack gets cow.)

EX

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Piano

am

Jack

and

2
S



this is my
mom,
We
live on a
lit - tle
poor

farm,


Got

no

EX

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no.

#1- Mother and Jack (Ainsi Que)

no.

pigs

and

got

no

plow,

All

we've

poor old
cow!
is one

got

Mother:

Don't

tell

Jack,

'twould

wor ry him

so,

But

that cow has

got

to

no.

EX

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E

no.

#1- Mother and Jack (Ainsi Que)

go!

She's

dried

up

and

no milk will

give,

We

must

sell

her

4
S

so we can

live!

We

need

mo

ney,

Life's

not

love

Bes

sie!

She's

sun

ny,

cow!

good

no.

EX

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no.

#1- Mother and Jack (Ainsi Que)

oh

dear

me,

She's
part

it's

not

so

of
the
fam
'ly

fun

cresc.

ny.

Poor

cresc.

old

love
I

now.

cresc.

Bes

sie,

Bes

sie!

Hope it's not

She's

ve - ry good
cow,
good cow,

good
cow!

mes sy,

Oh

she

has

got

to

go!

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no.

#1- Mother and Jack (Ainsi Que)

dim.

no.

EX

During end of accompaniment, Jack dances around with cow. Mother reluctantly gets involved
in merriment. At end of song, Mother visibly gathers her courage to tell Jack the bad news.

6
S

cresc.

no.

EX

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no.

#1- Mother and Jack (Ainsi Que)

#2 - Mom (Avant de quitter)

Mother

Piano

Mother:
sadly, melodramatically

Jack,

have

to

tell

rall.

you now,

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

EX

no.

Andante

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Soprano

Gounod/Caraher

We

no.

have

got

to

3
3
3
3


sell

our cow.

no.

no.

Sell

to

mar

her

but

ket,

if

Jack:

rit.

that's good.

E ven my brave

price

get

you would,
3

EX

S
T

her

no.

Take

#2 - Mom (Avant de quitter)

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heart

will swell

In the mo-ment

no.

be hind,

cresc.

Oft

way!

bo


shall I

sad

ly

think of

So

far

way,

far

(sobs)

you.

home you

Qui et

vine kind,

smile of

cresc.

Lov ing

EX

fare well,

leave

no.

of

no.

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#2 - Mom (Avant de quitter)

#6 - Giant & Wife


Gounod/Caraher

Bass

Voice

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Piano

Allegro moderato (dotted quarter = 92)

EX

Giant enters with bags of gold. He sets them down and begins to count his money.
His fretful wife follows with her sewing (picnic blanket) in hand.

no.

2
B

Giant:

I have

gold,

Wife:

no.

EX

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no.

#6 - Giant & Wife

ma ny bags

of

gold,

I take

mo

ney from the

young

and

the

old,

I take

mo

ney from the

young

and

the

old,

I am the

no.

EX

PL
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no.

#6 - Giant & Wife

gi

ant bad

and

bold,

Weak

and

strong

all

bow

be

4
B

me,

am

king

of

all

see,


With

my

no.

my

greed

EX

PL
E

no.

fore

#6 - Giant & Wife

gold

and with

ne

ver

will

fill

my

need,

Ne

ver

will

cresc.

no.

my

greed,

EX

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E

no.

#6 - Giant & Wife

fill

Ne

ver

6
B

will

fill

my

need,

no.

EX

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E

no.

#6 - Giant & Wife

want

gold,

I want

more

gold

want

it

all!

want

#6 - Giant & Wife

gold,

I want

more

gold!

want

it

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E

all,

Wife:

no.

EX

no.

want

gold,

want

more

gold,

want

more

He

wants

gold,

He wants

more

gold,

He wants

more

#6 - Giant & Wife

gold!

gold,

want

He

wants

it

all!

it

all!

gold,

want

more

gold,

He wants

more

EX

no.

want

He

wants

gold,

want

He wants

more

more

gold!

gold,

want

it

all!

gold!
He wants it all!

no.

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Wife: Oh, husband, why is it that gold is the only thing that is important to you? We have more gold
than we could ever spend, but we are not happy. We have no friends, we have no family. You love
nothing but your gold, and your other possessions. Those things will never love you back. Those
things will never bring us happiness.
Giant: Hush, woman! You know not to interrupt me while I am with my gold. Ah, my precious gold,
I need nothing but you. Kindness is for the weak of heart. I am strong. I am rich.
Wife: He may be strong. He may be rich, but be is a fool. And what does that make me?

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