An Escape

Once upon a time there was a beautiful young woman named Snow White.  She was considered fairest in all the land.  Her evil stepmother, the Queen, was jealous of her beauty and grace.  So one day she hired a huntsman to take Snow White into the forest and rip her heart out of her chest.

To lure Snow White away the huntsman pretended to be a soldier, accompanying her on a morning walk.  Once they were deep inside the forest, he took off his helmet and showed his true colors.  Snow White tried to run from him, but gowns are not good for running. She tripped on a branch and slammed into the earth.  She looked up at the huntsman, a knife in his hand and a crazed look in his eye, and all she could do was cry.  No plea came out of her lips, just tears out of her eyes.  Then the huntsman lowered his arm to his side.  He told her to run, the Queen will not stop hunting her, she must hide.  So she ran.

She ran and ran, not paying attention to where she was going.  The tree branches tore at her and the cold night air clung to her.  She ran until she could no longer move.  She collapsed in a nearby meadow and slept.

What she didn't know was that in that meadow was something curious.  A tall plant had grown right in the middle of the area.  When you looked up at it, the plant seemed to grow all the way past the trees.

As Snow White slept at the bottom of the beanstalk, for that is what the plant was, a rumbling shook the ground.  Soon there were seven giants standing all around her! They had come down the beanstalk from their home in the sky to chase a thief.  They expected to find him when they reached the ground, but instead found the beautiful, sleeping, Snow White.

The seven giants huddled around her and decided that chasing the thief could wait until another day.  This young girl needed their help.  So they gently picked her up, and climbed back up the beanstalk.

When she awoke she was in a strange room.  Everything seemed to be much larger than she remembered.  She thought that being chased by the huntsman and running through the forest had been a dream.  So she got out of bed and walked over to where her wardrobe would have been.  As she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes she realized, this was not her room.  Everything really was much larger than it should have been.  Right then a door opened and in walked the biggest man Snow White had ever seen.

He soothed her worries and introduced her to the rest of his family.  They all seemed very nice and soon Snow White had decided to stay with them, living in the clouds was much safer than staying in her stepmothers kingdom.

The days were pleasant among the giants. They worked the clouds, making delicious food and living a happy life.  There was also a large cave, filled with gold and jewels.  The giants loved to make things with this bounty, and their homes were filled with the most beautiful artifacts.

That is why Jack the thief kept trying to take the giants things.  He was from the kingdom, just like Snow White, but he was poor and risking upsetting the giants to help his farm.  About once a week he would sneak up the beanstalk and steal something from the giants.

The giants kept laying traps, but Jack could easily maneuver through them.  Then one day Snow White had an idea.  They would move all the valuables into one place and wait for Jack to come.  She stayed in the makeshift treasure room, to wait for the thief and to raise the alarm when he showed.  But staying awake through the night is hard work, especially for a former princess, and she soon fell into a deep sleep.

Jack, however, had come once again up the beanstalk.  He had found the treasure room and cautiously entered.  He expected to see something resembling a giant mouse trap, but instead saw Snow White, asleep in front of the gold.  He thought her the most beautiful woman in all of time and completely forgot about what he had come to steal, he wanted to steal her heart instead.  He moved closer to see her and brushed a strand of hair off of her face.  Snow White woke to see Jack standing over her, and she quickly backed away.  She was going to run to raise the alarm but Jack just started to tell her all about him and his situation.  The giants hadn't told her that Jack's family was poor and that's why he felt the need to steal.  Being the kind girl she was, she had compassion on Jack.  She convinced him to stay and meet the giants so that they could settle their differences. Jack was thrilled, he did not want to be separated from Snow White.

The giants and Jack agreed that he would return all of their items and in return his mother and him could  live in the clouds.  Jack mended his ways and soon he a Snow White could not be separated. They soon were married and lived carefree lives among the giants.

The End.