A nice touch is that where the English original refers to "Jack the giant-killer," the German version refers to the Grimm tale "Das tapfere Schneiderlein" ("The Brave Little Tailor") and works in the catchphrase Sieben auf einen Streich.
The Brave Little Tailor by Alexander Zick |
I read this story to J a year or so ago and he seemed to dimly recall it.
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