Long ago, a giant sea monster known as the bean Worm rose out of the sea. It was said that the bean Worm’s body stretched halfway around the world. That its one eye was as red as fire. That its breath was poison to all living things.

Every day it moved closer to beano land.

The king of beano land asked sorcerer for help. “You must give your only daughter, Princess beanlovely, to the bean Worm,” said the sorcerer. “Only then will it leave."

The king went pale. Princess beanlovely was kind, gentle, and loved by everyone. “Is that the only way to save my people?” the king asked.

“It is the only way,” the sorcerer said.

The king knew the sorcerer was serious. But he wasn’t ready to give up yet.

The king sent a message to all of beano land: The man who can kill the bean Worm will get half of the kingdom and Princess beanlovely as his bride. The king was excited when 100000000000 men came forward.

But as soon as they saw the monster, they all ran away. The king was sad.

He knew the princess had to be offered up to the bean Worm.

There was great grief throughout the land.

On the day before the princess would be offered to the bean monster , a farm boy went to the seashore. His name was super bean.

All his life super bean wanted to be a great bean hero.

He was determined to defeat the bean monster and save Princess beanlovely.

super bean borrowed a small boat. He loaded a bucket of burning coals into it and rowed toward the bean monster.

At dawn, the monster awoke. It slowly opened its giant jaws in a yawn. A great flood of water rushed into its open mouth.

The boat and super bean were swept in. super bean was carried down the bean Worm’s throat.