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Read the full poem of Jack and Jill, a classic nursery rhyme about two siblings who go to fetch water and have an accident. Learn about the poem's origin, meaning, and variations.
Learn the complete verse of the Jack and Jill rhyme, a popular nursery poem for kids. The poem tells the story of two siblings who go to fetch water and have an accident on the hill.
Learn the history and meaning of the popular nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill", which dates back to 18th century England. Read the most common version of the modern song, with two stanzas and a moral.
Read the full text of the classic nursery rhyme Jack and Jill, about two siblings who go up a hill to fetch water and have a mishap. Learn the original version, the variations and the meanings of the expressions.
Jack and Jill. 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. Many verses have been added to the rhyme, including a version with a total of 15 stanzas in a chapbook of the 19th century.
Jack and Jill. qr. 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. Created for Lit2Go on the web at fcit.usf.edu.
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A book, written in the thirteenth century by Icelandic historian and poet Snorri Sturluson about Norse (Germanic) mythology describes how a boy named Hjúki (Jack) and a girl named Gil (Jill), while they were fetching water from a nearby well, were taken from the earth to the moon.
