According to The Center For Children’s Books, the character “is lucky, both a trickster and an unlikely hero, sometimes clever, often naïve, but always successful.” Considered a staple of Cornish and English folklore, other “Jack” tales include “Jack the Giant Killer,” “Little Jack Horner,” and even “Jack Frost.” ( Are they the same person? Well that would make for some interesting retellings!) “Jack and the Beanstalk” is considered one of many “Jack” tales: stories told about the same trickster-like archetype. “Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the-”
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