Jack's Adventure: Short Story Of 'Grumpy'

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Jack’s Adventure
Once upon a time, a village boy named Jack went for a walk into a forest. Jack was looking for his missing golden goose. After sometimes, Jack was feeling tired and he sat under a big tree. He was very sad because he could not find his golden goose. Suddenly, he felt a massive shake behind him and it was from the big tree. He turned around and he saw a small bearded dwarf climbed down from the beanstalk. Jack was very shocked and he shouted “Arghhhhh!!!”.
The dwarf fell from the beanstalk and cried.
“Uarghhh! I guess today is my unlucky day,” sighed the dwarf.
Jack overheard what the dwarf said and he whispered in his heart that it was his unlucky day too, since he lost his golden goose. The dwarf looked at Jack and said…
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Do you have magic? Wow! It’s great that I met you little old man.”
“What did you say? Little old man?!” said the dwarf angrily.
“Oh, I am sorry for making you angry. But…who are you and what is your name?”
The dwarf told Jack that his name was Grumpy. He asked Jack… “What brings you here? This is not a safe place for you.”
Then, Jack told Grumpy that he was looking for the missing golden goose. He begged for a help from Grumpy to use his magic and find his golden goose. However, Grumpy told Jack that he has no magic. Jack was disappointed and he walked away to find his way back home. Grumpy felt sorry for Jack and he seemed to be thinking deeply. Suddenly, he got an idea and he ran towards Jack.
“Hey there! Wait! I think the golden goose might have gone to the top of this beanstalk. You can climb this beanstalk if you want to, but first you must enter a gate.” said the dwarf. Jack stopped his steps and turned around.
“Enter a gate? Oh I can easily do that!” said Jack.
“Yes, yes...but first, if you don’t mind helping me a little bit...” the dwarf said.
“I don’t mind helping. What can I do?” said Jack, smiling brightly.
“Well, you see…I have this picture of my old friend here, but it is incomplete. And I can’t seem to be able to remember her face! Can you help me to complete this picture?” asked the
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He saw another tall castle gate in front of him. He knew it was the evil giant’s castle like what the fairy had told him earlier. However, the gate was unlocked and he entered quietly. Inside the castle, Jack saw a huge giant standing not far from the gate. Next to the giant’s huge feet, Jack saw his beloved golden goose, sitting quietly with a sad face. Jack was very excited that he ran forward to take his goose. However, the giant overheard Jack’s loud steps and looked around angrily. When the giant walked around to find where did the sound of footsteps come from, Jack took the chance to bring the golden goose out from the castle. Unfortunately, the giant saw Jack with the golden goose in his arms and it chased Jack around the castle, shouting and yelling angrily: “GIVE ME THE GOLDEN GOOSE

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