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Jack and Jill Went Up The Hill To Fetch A Pail of Water Jack Fell Down and Broke His Crown, and Jill Came Tumbling After

The nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill" tells the story of two children, Jack and Jill, who go up a hill to fetch a pail of water. Unfortunately, Jack falls down and breaks his crown, and Jill comes tumbling after him. The rhyme teaches children about paying attention and avoiding accidents.

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Jack and Jill Went Up The Hill To Fetch A Pail of Water Jack Fell Down and Broke His Crown, and Jill Came Tumbling After

The nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill" tells the story of two children, Jack and Jill, who go up a hill to fetch a pail of water. Unfortunately, Jack falls down and breaks his crown, and Jill comes tumbling after him. The rhyme teaches children about paying attention and avoiding accidents.

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Jack and Jill D.

Long Quotation: The nursery rhyme “Jack and Jill” relates the story of
two children performing domestic chores:
Went up the Hill
To fetch a pail of water; (unfortunately)
To fetch a Pail of Water; Jack fell down
Jack fell down And broke his Crown
And Jill came tumbling after (Baring-Gould 58).
And broke his Crown,
As with most of these verses, disaster lurks even during casual errands.
And Jill came tumbling after.
E. Analysis/Interpretation: Nursery rhymes often depict an accidental
A. Summary: The nursery rhyme “Jack and Jill” displays two children act in the guise of slapstick comedy for children’s amusement. For instance,
performing a domestic chore: collecting water from a well. For undefined in the well-known rhyme “Jack and Jill” the children are shown performing a
reasons, an accident occurs causing Jack and Jill to both stumble and basic chore. Unfortunately: “Jack fell down and broke his crown/And Jill came
fall down a slope. The verse is set in a basic rhyme formula. tumbling after”(Baring-Gould 58). This short scene teaches school children the
importance of paying attention their surroundings. It also implies that accidents
B. Paraphrase from Authoritive Source: The Annotated Mother Goose occur when people are careless and take situations for granted. Jack’s tumble
relates the story within this rhyme. Two children, Jack and Jill, race to a nearby results in bodily harm—which he could have avoided.
well in order to gather a bucketful of water—without warning, Jack stumbles and
falls, cracking open his skull. Startled, Jill herself loses her balance, only to roll F. Analysis with Supportive Critical Opinion
down the hill, following Jack (Baring-Gould 58). The well-known rhyme “Jack and Jill” shows two children performing a basic
chore. This reinforces to children reading the poem that domestic duties should
C. Internal Quotation from Source: The nursery rhyme “Jack and Jill” be completed correctly. Author William Baring-Gould relates how rhymes were
relates the story of two children performing domestic chores, “to fetch a pail of intended to serve multiple purposes, from lullabies to counting songs, riddles,
water;” unfortunately, “Jack fell down and broke his Crown/and Jill came tum- charms or incantations, proverbs, fragmented ballads, and nonsense songs (12).
bling after” (Baring-Gould 58). As with most of these verses, disaster lurks even Consequently, nursery rhymes serve as a way of establishing a structured order
during casual errands. through rigid rhythms and short melodies.

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