Clearly it’s the act of being traded in what looks like a poor-value trade that makes them valuable. That beanstalk is *worth* a cow and your mom’s displeasure. That’s what it’s constructed of. That’s what powers it. That’s why it’s so tall. And as for why the bean-seller wanted to perform such thaumaturgy, well, that’s between him and the giant’s enemies, I must say, and quite another story entirely.
Clearly it’s the act of being traded in what looks like a poor-value trade that makes them valuable. That beanstalk is *worth* a cow and your mom’s displeasure. That’s what it’s constructed of. That’s what powers it. That’s why it’s so tall. And as for why the bean-seller wanted to perform such thaumaturgy, well, that’s between him and the giant’s enemies, I must say, and quite another story entirely.
The magic comes from the story? How might we escape this cruel fate?
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