Ferb Vs. the Giant

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Ferb, who lived with his mother in a little cottage.

They were very poor, and their only valuable possession was a cow that was too old to produce any milk.

One day, Ferb's mother decided that they had to sell the cow.

She sent Ferb to the market and told him to make sure he got a good price for it.

On Ferb's way to the market, he was stopped by Major Monogram who offered ''magic beans'' in exchange for the cow and Ferb made the trade.

When ferb arrived home without any money, Ferb's mother became furious. She tossed the magic beans out of the room and sent Ferb to bed with out supper.

A gigantic beanstalk grew overnight which Ferb climbed to a land high in the sky.

There were fluffy clouds all around him, and in front of him was a magnificent castle.

Ferb approached the castle's enormous doors and knocked as hard as he could. Suddenly the heavy door creaked open all by itself. Surprised, Ferb went in and looked around.

He had never seen anything so beautiful or shiny.

Finally, Ferb found his way into the kitchen where he discovered a loaf of bread and some milk.

Just as he was about to sink his teeth into its crispy crust, he heard loud, booming footsteps and the entire castle shook as if there was an earthquake. Frightened, Ferb ducked under the table.

The next moment a horrible giant entered the room, sniffing the air.

"Fee, fi, fo, fum!

I smell the blood of an Englishman,

Be he alive, or be he dead,

I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"

The giant might have found him if he had searched, but he was distracted by a fluttering noise. He went over to a small birdcage and peered at the goose inside.

Ha, ha, ha! Lay me a golden egg, immediately!

The hen obeyed instantly and laid him a shiny golden egg. The giant admired it greedily for a moment. Then he yawned mightily and laid his head on the table to take a short nap. His snoring filled the room like thunder.

Quietly as a mouse Ferb started to climb up the table and took the goose out of his cage. Just as he reached the beanstalk, he heard an angry complaint from the castle.

"Where's my goose?"

Still holding the goose tightly, Ferb started climbing down the beanstalk in a hurry. Considering the giant's excellent sense of smell, Ferb knew he didn't have much of a head start.

When Ferb reached the ground, he pushed the goose aside and ran to get his ax. The beanstalk was already shaking a little from the weight of the giant high above. As fast as he could, Ferb swung the ax. CHOP! CHOP! CHOP! With the last cut, Ferb jumped back. The whole beanstalk came crashing down with the giant.

To Ferb's relief, his friend Peter the Panda suddenly appeared. Ferb looked away for a moment then noticed a paramilitary assault team storming into the backyard. They ran toward him then seized Ferb!

As Peter watched Ferb being carried out of the backyard, Major Monogram-2 appeared and informed him that Ferb must be put in Alcatraz for cutting down a beanstalk.

Peter woke up on Jack's bed and realized in relief that what he had just seen was a dream. Jack woke up and noticed distress in the panda. He comforted Peter before going back to sleep. A few moments later, the panda drifted back into sleep as well.