An extra magic bean is the foreshadowing that this story will eventually turn to the real world.
If there is no sixth bean, then Cinderella married the prince, the baker and his wife had their own child, Jack and his mother had money, and kept their beloved cow, and Little Red Riding Hood and grandma lived happily... At the wedding with Cinderella, everyone was smiling and cheering for the noble prince and the beautiful princess, a very happy ending.
But the sixth bean fell in the forest, and a giant vine grew again. The giant's wife climbed down to take revenge on Jack. In an instant, the original story trajectory was disrupted, so the
prince cheated with the baker's wife, and then His wife fell to his death unexpectedly, his mother died to protect Jack, Little Red Riding Hood lost his family, the giant messed up the whole country, and everyone quarreled and shied their responsibilities.
However, even so, everyone still refused to hand over the little boy Jack, and the baker who almost followed his father's path finally chose to return to take on the responsibility of his father. Cinderella finally realized that she and the prince were just a momentary distraction at the ball. Love, simply choose to break up neatly. These people also knew that there was no longer a prince or a witch to help them handle everything, so they finally stopped blaming each other, faced their inner weakness, and finally fought their best and bravely defeated the giant.
Or the witch is right, you people are not good or bad, you are just "nice".
Everyone is just ordinary people. In real life, they are kind, weak, and selfish. However, after many trials and tribulations, maybe one day, they can become real "good people".
I'm reminded of the classic line from "Friends", "Welcome to the real world, it sucks, but you'll love it".
Coincidentally, in an episode of "Friends", Rachel said that Rachel, who was unhappy in real life, watched a group of her friends laughing and laughing in the room, so she smiled and said something to the other end of the phone. The other party must have heard it inexplicably. , Rachel said, "I found my magic bean."
Even in the real world, even if there are no witches, princes, spells, gold coins, brightly lit balls, romantic encounters, we will have our own magic beans, and we will continue to grow with mutual support.
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