The House That Jack Built, a Game of Forfeits by Anonymous

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Author Anonymous
Title The House That Jack Built, a Game of Forfeits
To Which is Added, the Entertaining Fable of "The Magpie"
Note Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits Produced by Suzan Flanagan and the Online Distributed
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Summary "The House That Jack Built; A Game of Forfeits" by Anonymous is a children's verse and illustrated book, likely written during the early 19th century. This engaging work introduces readers to a cumulative rhyme structure that narrates the story of a house built by a character named Jack, along with various interconnected characters and animals. The likely topic of the book centers on the whimsical sequence of events surrounding the home and its inhabitants. The storyline unfolds through a series of verses that describe Jack's house and the various characters associated with it. Each stanza builds upon the previous one, introducing elements such as a cat, a rat, and a dog, each causing a chain reaction of events that leads to increasingly humorous and chaotic situations. By the end, we meet a cast of characters including a maiden, a man, a priest, and even a cock, all intricately linked to Jack’s house. Additionally, the book features "The Magpie," a fable that shows the folly of the other birds as they attempt to learn nest building from the Magpie, ultimately realizing they have their own knowledge and abilities. This playful narrative style, along with engaging illustrations, makes the book an entertaining read for children and highlights themes of connection and community. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Nursery rhymes
Subject Fables
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EBook-No. 23866
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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