The House That Jack Built: One of R. Caldecott's Picture Books

by Randolph Caldecott (1846~1886) · 415 words · 2 min read

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT

One of R. Caldecott's Picture Books

The House that Jack Built

FREDERICK WARNE & CO. Ltd.

1878

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT

The house that Jack built

This is the House that Jack built.

This is the house that Jack built
JackThe Malt
Jack, the Malt, and the Rat
This is the Malt,
 That lay in the House that Jack built.
This is the Malt
This is the RatThis is the Rat,
 That ate the Malt,
 That lay in the House that Jack built.
The RatThe Cat
The Cat that killed the Rat
This is the Cat,
 That killed the Rat,
 That ate the Malt,
 That lay in the House that Jack built.
The Cat chases the Rat
The Cat kills the Rat
The Dog watches the Cat
The Dog that worried the Cat
This is the Dog,
 That worried the Cat,
 That killed the Rat,
 That ate the Malt,
 That lay in the House that Jack built.		The Dog worries the Cat up a tree
  
The Cat hisses at the Dog
The Cow comes at the Dog
This is the Cow with the crumpled horn,
That tossed the Dog,
  That worried the Cat,
  That killed the Rat,
  That ate the Malt,
  That lay in the House that
          Jack built.
The Cow tosses the Dog
The Cow with the crumpled horn
The Farmer buries his Dog
The Maiden all forlorn
This is the Maiden all forlorn,
 That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn,
The Maiden and the Cow
That tossed the Dog,
 That worried the Cat,
 That killed the Rat,
 That ate the Malt,
 That lay in the House
             that Jack built.
This is the Man all tattered and torn,
 That kissed the Maiden all forlorn,
That milked the Cow with
     the crumpled horn,
 That tossed the Dog,
 That worried the Cat,
 That killed the Rat,
 That ate the Malt,
 That lay in the House
    that Jack built.
The Man all tattered and torn
The Man and the Maiden
The Man kisses the Maiden
The Man and the Maiden
This is the Priest, all shaven and shorn,
 That married the Man all tattered and torn,
 That kissed the Maiden all forlorn,
The Priest all shaven and shornThat milked the Cow with
            the crumpled horn,
 That tossed the Dog,
 That worried the Cat,
 That killed the Rat,
 That ate the Malt,
 That lay in the House that
            Jack built.
This is the Cock that crowed in the morn
 That waked the Priest all shaven and shorn,
 That married the Man all tattered and torn,
 That kissed the Maiden all forlorn,
That milked the Cow with
            the crumpled horn,
 That tossed the Dog,
 That worried the Cat,
 That killed the Rat,
 That ate the Malt,
 That lay in the House that
            Jack built.		The Cock that crowed in the morn
The Cock wakes the Priest
The Priest marries the Man and the Maiden
The Maiden
This is the Farmer who sowed the corn,
 That fed the Cock that crowed in the morn,
 That waked the Priest all shaven and shorn,
 That married the Man all tattered and torn,
 That kissed the Maiden all forlorn,
 That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn,
That tossed the Dog,
 That worried the Cat,
 That killed the Rat,
 That ate the Malt,
 That lay in the House
    that Jack built.
The Farmer who sowed the corn (and his new dog)
The Farmer sows his corn
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