Beschrijving
The House that Jack Built. This chain tale leads step by step to the following conclusion:
This is the farmer that sowed the corn, that kept the rooster that crowed in the morn, that waked the priest all shaven and shorn, that married the man all tattered and torn, that kissed the maiden all forlorn, that milked the cow with a crumpled horn, that tossed the dog, that worried the cat, that caught the rat, that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built [Z44].
This is the farmer that sowed the corn, that kept the rooster that crowed in the morn, that waked the priest all shaven and shorn, that married the man all tattered and torn, that kissed the maiden all forlorn, that milked the cow with a crumpled horn, that tossed the dog, that worried the cat, that caught the rat, that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built [Z44].
Motief
Z44
Commentaar
Documented in England in the 18th century. Not always in rhyme.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
2035
Subgenre
mop