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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

 



  

    
Jack
    
The 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 Rat
    This is the Rat,

That ate the Malt,

That lay in the House that Jack built.		
  






 



  

    
The Rat
    
The 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 shorn
    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.		
  




 




 


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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