Keith Polette

In this retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk, Paco goes to town to sell his family cow. He finds an old man who buys the cow and in return gives Paco some chile seeds. When Paco goes back home, he plants the seeds and waits. A giant chile plant starts to grow. Paco climbs up on the chile plant and reaches high above the sky. There is a house above the clouds, where a giant lives.

The desert of the southwestern United States is the unexpected setting for this retelling of the classic fairy tale Jack and the beanstalk.

Excerpts from eleven children's plays introduce examples of fairy tales, myths and fantasy and allow for student interpretation.