Guy Fawkes Day. November 5th is Guy Fawkes Day in Britain. All over the country people build wood fires, or "bonfires" in their gardens. On top of each bonfire is a guy. That is a figure of Guy Fawkes. He was one of a band of conspirators who wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I and his ministers. However, the plot failed, Fawkes was caught on the 5th of November 1605. The conspirators were executed and Britain has celebrated Guy Fawkes night then. Before November 5th, children use their guys to make money. They stand in the street and shout "Penny for the guy". Then spend the money on fireworks.
As a child, I (1) LOVED fairy tales, and my mother (2) OFTEN TOLD me the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. Jack and his mother (3) WERE very poor. One day, Jack (4) EXCHANGED the family cow for a magic bean. That night he (5) PLANTED the bean and the next morning he was astonished to see that it (6) HAD GROWN into an enormous beanstalk as high as the sky. Immediately, Jack (7) CLIMBED up the beanstalk, and soon he (8) CAME to a giant’s house. While the giant (9) WAS SLEEPING, Jack (10) STOLE the giant’s treasure. But suddenly the giant (11) WOKE UP. He (12) WAS furious that his treasure (13) HAD DISAPPEARED. But while the giant (14) WAS FOLLOWING Jack down the beanstalk, Jack (15) CUT it down. The giant (16) DIED and jack and his mother (17) LIVED happily for the rest of their lives.
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