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When Jack meets Old Man Death coming toward his cottage, he stands firm. "You're not taking my mother!" he cries, and piles into Death with his fists. With each punch, Death gets smaller and smaller until Jack is able to squeeze him inside a hazelnut shell. He throws the nut far out to sea and goes home. Suddenly trouble begins: eggs won't break, the cockerel's neck "unwrings" itself, and the butc... More

When Jack meets Old Man Death coming toward his cottage, he stands firm. "You're not taking my mother!" he cries, and piles into Death with his fists. With each punch, Death gets smaller and smaller until Jack is able to squeeze him inside a hazelnut shell. He throws the nut far out to sea and goes home. Suddenly trouble begins: eggs won't break, the cockerel's neck "unwrings" itself, and the butcher confesses that he can't slaughter any livestock. What has Jack done? Droll text and vivid watercolors enrich this traditional Scottish tale about learning one of life's basic truths. Cuando Jack ve al se�or Muerte caminando hacia su casa, el ni�o le grita, "�No te llevar�s a mi madre!" Jack pelea con �l hasta lograr que �ste se haga cada vez m�s peque�o. El se�or Muerte llega a ser tan peque�o que Jack lo mete dentro de una c�scara de avellana y lo tira hacia el mar. Pero de repente comienzan varios problemas: los huevos no se rompen, el cuello del gallo se "destuerce" solo y el carnicero confiesa que no puede matar al ganado. �Qu� ha hecho Jack? La voz graciosa del autor acompa�ada por las ilustraciones hechizadoras enriquecen este cuento tradicional escoc�s que ense�a a los ni�os una de las verdades m�s dif�ciles de la vida.

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