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Jack and Jill went up the hill (Nursery Rhyme)

Summary

This nursery rhyme tells the story of two characters, Jack and Jill, who venture up a hill to fetch a pail of water. During their climb, Jack falls and sustains a head injury, causing Jill to also tumble down after him. The verse continues with Jack quickly recovering and returning home to be treated by an old woman named Dame Dob, who patches his injury with vinegar and brown paper. Jill, amused by Jack's predicament, smiles at the makeshift bandage, leading to her being reprimanded by her mother for her laughter during such a distressing incident. The rhyme highlights themes of childhood misadventure and the innocent mishaps that often accompany youthful play and exploration.

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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.

Then up Jack got and home did trot
As fast as he could caper;
To old Dame Dob who patched his nob
With vinegar and brown paper.

Then Jill came in and she did grin
To see his paper plaster;
Her mother whipt her, across her knee,
For laughing at Jack’s disaster.

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