The Devil was furious that Stingy Jack had once again outsmarted him. Tricking the Devil again, Jack ran over and carved a cross in the tree, trapping Satan in its branches. Jack begged Satan to pick him an apple from a nearby apple tree to fill his belly before the journey to the underworld. Foolishly, the Devil agreed and climbed the tree. The Devil visited him once again to claim his soul. The Legend of Stingy Jack continues ten years later, when Jack’s days were up. Stingy Jack traps the Devil in an apple tree They agreed that the devil would not bother Jack or try to take his soul for another ten years. Jack wanted to make a deal with the Devil, who, rendered powerless, relented. Satan was paralyzed by the religious symbol and couldn’t transfigure himself back. Stingy Jack quickly picked up the Devil in coin form and placed him in his pocket next to a crucifix. Satan didn’t carry any money, so Stingy Jack convinced the Devil to turn himself into a silver coin to pay the tab and transform back when the bartender turned around. Stingy Jack, living up to his name, refused to pay for the drinks and turned to the Devil to pay the bill. The Devil, seeing no harm in the request took him to the bar and they both ordered drinks. Stingy Jack, a master of tricks, agreed and asked the Devil to buy him one last drink at his favorite bar. When Satan heard of Stingy Jack’s devious ways, he came to collect his soul. He was a drunkard who had an awful reputation for being mischievous, as well as manipulating and deceiving people. Stingy Jack outsmarts the Devil at a barĪccording to the Legend of Sting Jack, there was a blacksmith nicknamed Stingy Jack who lived in a village in Ireland. The first jack o lanterns were carved from turnips by a man named Stingy Jack. In modern times, we carve pumpkins to make jack o lanterns, but they haven’t always been made that way.

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