The Living Sand Castle

   Although scared, Zack's stomach cried louder than his trembling hands. So he entered the house and ate.
   No sooner had he gobbled down the meal, when a bang came at the door. "Gracious me!" screamed Jack's wife. "It's my husband!"
    Frightened out of his skin, Zack leaped into the oven and peeked through the door.
   Jack and his thugs rushed into the room and demanded,"whose plate is this?"
    "No one," laughed his wife nervously."Now sit, eat and forget such nonsense."
   Believing his wife, Jack told his thugs to leave and ate a good meal. Then comfortably sitting back ordered,"Fetch me my gold!"
    His wife quickly brought him five bags of gold and laid them at his feet. Zack peeked through the door and spied Jack selfishly count it. Piling the gold high, Jack tired, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
   Zack desperately needed the gold so he crept carefully from the oven and tiptoed over to Jack.As quickly and quietly as he could, Zack grabbed a bag and fled out the door. Running all the way to the web though, Zack weakened. Nevertheless he pushed himself and dragged the gold up.

   Finally arriving before the giant, he collapsed. "
   Where's my gold?" bellowed the giant."You're late!"
   With bulging muscles, Zack threw the gold at the giant's feet, then fainted exhausted to the floor.
   When Zack awoke, he saw the giant sleeping by his bags of gold. Zack stared at the gold sparkling in the twilight. He dreamed of being rich. Zack decided to steal Jack's gold.
   Like a hunting tiger, he crawled along the floor. Snatching a bag of gold, he slung it over his shoulder and raced for the door. But the bag had a hole and the gold clanged noisily to the floor.

   The giant woke up at once and roared like a lion.
    Zack, realizing his efforts were in vain, dropped the bag and dashed out the castle door with the giant close behind.
   "Fee Fi Fo Fum!" boomed the giant."I'll crush your bones!"
   Zack climbed up the walls of the castle. Being a good climber, he reached the top quickly. Zack looked down and saw the giant plodding up after him.
   "Come and get me if you can," teased Zack with a plan.
    The giant growled and worked his way faster to the top while Zack climbed silently down the other side.
    Zack leaped to the ground, as the giant stood snorting out of breath, on the castle's top.

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