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 CHILDREN'S BOOK 
 
 COLLECTION 
 
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 jjjjt LIBRARY OF THE 
 
 Jj UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 
 LOS ANGELES 
 
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THE 
 
 HOUSE . 
 
 * THAT 
 
 JACK BUILT; 
 
 A- Game of forfeits. 
 
 To which is added, 
 The Entertaining Fable 
 
 OF 
 
 "THE MAGPIE/' 
 
 Embellished with Engravings. 
 
 LONDON: 
 
 Printed and Sold by, 
 E. MARSHALL, 
 
 140, Fleet Street. 
 From Aldermary Church-yard^ 
 
 PRICE, Is v 
 
This is tlieHoiise 
 that Jack built. 
 
This is the Malt, 
 that lay in the House 
 that Jack huilt . 
 
" 
 
 This is the- Rat, 
 tliat eat the Malt 
 tliat lay in the House 
 that Jack built. 
 
This is the Cat, that 
 killed the Rat , that 
 eat the Malt, that lay 
 in the House that 
 Jack Vui.lt. 
 
This is the Do<g 
 that worried the Cat, 
 that killed the Rat that 
 eat the Malt, that lay 
 in the House that 
 Jack huilt. 
 
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This is the Covr with 
 the crumpled horn, that 
 tossed the Dog>, that 
 
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 worried the Cat, that 
 tilled the Rat, that eat 
 the Malt that, lav in the 
 
 i/ 
 
 House tkat Jack buil 
 
This is 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 eat tlie Malt, that lay in 
 
 e House that Jack built. 
 
This is the Mam all tattered 
 jmxL torn, that kissed the Maiden 
 all forlorn, who milked the Cow 
 with- the crnmpled horn, that 
 tossed tlie Dog*, that worried 
 the Cat, that killed the Rat, 
 that eat the Malt, that lay in 
 th e House that Jack hnil t . 
 
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This is the Priest all shaven. 
 and shorn , who married the Man 
 all tattered and torn, niito the 
 Maiden all forlorn, who milked 
 the Cow with the crumpled horn, 
 that tossed the Dog, that worried 
 the Cat, that tilled the Rat that 
 eat the Malt, that lay in the 
 House that Jack, huilt . 
 
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 This is th_e cock tliat crowed 
 IIL tlie morn, tKat ^v^akedtke 
 Priest all staven ami slionx, 
 tliat married tlie Maii_ all 
 tattered and tortL, Torto tlie 
 Maiden all forlorn, 
 
milked the cow with the crump- 
 led horn, that tossed the dog, 
 that worried the cat, that killed 
 the rat, that eat the malt, that 
 lay in the House that Jack built. 
 
 THE MAGPIE 
 A Fable. 
 
 The Magpie alone, of all the birds, 
 had the art of building a nest; the form 
 of which was with a covering over head, 
 and only a small hole to creep out at. 
 
 The rest of the birds being without 
 houses, desired the pie to teach them 
 how to build one. A day is appointed, 
 and they all meet. The Magpie then 
 says, "You must first lay two sticks a- 
 cross, thus" "Aye," says the Crow, 
 "I thought that was the way to begin."*- 
 "Then lay a little straw, moss, and fea- 
 thers, in such a manner as this." "Aye 
 
without doubt," says the Starling, "that 
 necessarily follows; any one could tell 
 bow to do that." 
 
 When the Pie had gone- on teaching 
 them till the nest was built half way, and 
 every bird in his turn had known some- 
 thing or other, he left off and said, "Gen- 
 tlemen, I find you all know the method 
 of building nests as well, if not better, 
 than I do myself, therefore you cannot 
 want any of my instruction:" So saying, 
 he flew away, and left them to upbraid 
 each other with their folly; which is 
 visible to this day, as few birds beside 
 the Magpie know how to build more 
 than half a nest. 
 
 FINIS. 
 
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 THE MAGPIE, 
 A 
 
 S<>ftt 
 
 by John Jfanr/ia2>J4O fleet Street London.