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Mother Goose's Bicycle Tour

Chapter 7: JACK AND JILL.
By M. A. Bonnell
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About This Book

The collection frames a lighthearted bicycle tour taken by an elderly rhyming hostess and her goose, using that journey to present a wide assortment of nursery verses, parodies, and short poems. Familiar jingles and character pieces alternate with comic vignettes, riddles, and enigmata, often interspersed with French phrases and playful foreign allusions. Stanzas range from sing-song originals to humorous rewrites, accompanied by occasional scene-setting lines and a glossary. The overall tone is whimsical and theatrical, aimed at young readers through melodic rhythm, visual suggestion, and gentle absurdity.

JACK AND JILL.

1.
Jack and Jill went up the hill,
Ensemble de l’eau y chercher;
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
La pauvre Jille fut renversée.
2.
Up Jack got and home did trot,
En colère et très-pressé;
Dame Jill had the job to plaster his knob,
Quand l’effusion de sang eut cessé.
3.
Jill came in and she did grin,
En voyant cet emplâtre;
Her mother vow’d she’d whip her next,
À cause de ce désastre.