Thessby quotes from Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

This being the 391st day of our suffering, this great court convenes in judgement of the human, known as Jack Robinson.

Jack Robinson, as the last of your bloodline, you are formally charged with the wrongful death of Thunderdell. You also stand accused of the theft of our treasures; The goose of prosperity and the harp of harmony.

The goose and the harp were created hundreds of years ago. They are vessels containing the guiding energies of our world. Without these forces our land is hopeless. No crops will grow. We will never see Spring again.

Aidine, after you lost your parents, Thunderdell took you in as his own daughter. Can you please tell us, in your own words, how this came to pass?

Ondine

(switching to narration) He was like a father to me. In all the world there was no more generous, no more kinder soul than Thunderdell. I grew up playing with Thunderdell's son, Bran, my best friend. Our lives were simple and good, til the day I met Jack Robinson. He said he was on a quest for his mother, to make her proud of him. He told the horrors of his world. He asked if the castle was mine. Thunderdell took an immediately liking to Jack. He opened his heart, his home, his family to him. I punish myself everyday for what I did next. I let him come with me to where Thunderdell kept the treasures. But he could not keep his promise, even for one night, blinded by his selfish desire. Even as I left him there, I think I knew. I could not bring myself to believe all he said had been a lie. Telling Thunderdell that Jack betrayed us was the hardest thing I ever had to do. He betrayed Thunderdell. He betrayed me. He betrayed our world.

Then let the Council speak!

For the starvation of our people, guilty!

For the death of a gentle and kind-hearted friend, guilty!

For our proud beasts that will never walk this land,...

For destroying the balance between prosperity and harmony,...

For our children who will never see another Spring, ...

For theft and murder, guilty!

Guilty!

Guilty!

Guilty!

By the laws of our land, guilty.

Harmonia, will you play in the new day?

(comes to life) That is why I am.