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The Red Well-Read Reader

Story 160

The House that Jack Built

For two whole years Jack worked, singing songs in the gayest lilt.

But after his house was finally built, he discovered that he

couldn't walk within . . . without things being spilt. Before long he

realized that his house was sitting on a tilt – tilting, tilting, tilting,

more and more. Soon one stilt began to sink deep into the soft silt.

Un•for•tu•nate•ly poor Jack was already in debt to the hilt, and

therefore unable to have his house rebuilt.

What’s more - his girl, Jill, gave him the jilt.

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