| rdfs:comment | - Jack the First is the Jack from the original and controversial story of "Jack and the Beanstalk". He is usually portrayed as the hero, and it is made sure by always portraying the giant as the villain. On the other hand, it is Jack who's the real villain, though this is unintentional. He is just trying to make his mother proud.
- According to the real story, as only four of the beans had been planted, Jack was treated by the giant, Thunderdell, with kindness, hospitality, and trust. Ondine, the film's leading lady, had been taken in as Thunderdell's daughter, and made Jack promise that he wouldn't betray Thunderdell's trust. At one point, she showed him where the goose that laid the golden eggs and the singing harp were kept. So eventually, Jack betrayed Thunderdell's trust and hospitality by stealing those treasures, even as Thunderdell asked nicely to give them back and promised more golden eggs. Instead of listening, Jack went back down and cut the beanstalk down.
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| abstract | - According to the real story, as only four of the beans had been planted, Jack was treated by the giant, Thunderdell, with kindness, hospitality, and trust. Ondine, the film's leading lady, had been taken in as Thunderdell's daughter, and made Jack promise that he wouldn't betray Thunderdell's trust. At one point, she showed him where the goose that laid the golden eggs and the singing harp were kept. So eventually, Jack betrayed Thunderdell's trust and hospitality by stealing those treasures, even as Thunderdell asked nicely to give them back and promised more golden eggs. Instead of listening, Jack went back down and cut the beanstalk down. After Thunderdell fell to his death, he objected to cutting off the giant's head, so his mother did. Apparently, to prove the story that was known, he probably lied about the giant. As punishment, starting on this Jack, the giants were killing every descendant while each one was in his thirties, and were about to end with Jack Robinson, and his (the first Jack's) mother had to live centuries to see this happen. Jack the First was played by J.J. Field.
- Jack the First is the Jack from the original and controversial story of "Jack and the Beanstalk". He is usually portrayed as the hero, and it is made sure by always portraying the giant as the villain. On the other hand, it is Jack who's the real villain, though this is unintentional. He is just trying to make his mother proud. According to Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story, he is the ancestor of the same-named protagonist Jack Robinson. In an attempt to complete his goal, he greedily betrayed the kind and friendly Thunderdell's warm hospitality and friendship and stole the goose that laid the golden eggs and the magic singing harp and killed the giant for attempting to save the gifts. It is because of this that his descendants, about to end with Jack Robinson, never lived to be over 40. This Jack is played by J.J. Field.
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