Tons of full free stories, ebooks, and audiobooks online that are available. "The House That Jack Built" is a cumulative nursery rhyme that builds upon itself with each verse, telling the story of how a house was constructed. Here's the rhyme:


  • The House That Jack Built Nursery Rhyme

    This is the house that Jack built.
    This is the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.
    This is the rat that ate the malt
    That lay in the house that Jack built.

    This is the cat that killed the rat
    That ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.

    This is the dog that worried the cat
    That killed the rat that ate the malt
    That lay in the house that Jack built.

    This is the cow with the crumpled horn
    That tossed the dog that worried the cat
    That killed the rat that ate the malt
    That lay in the house that Jack built.

    This is the maiden all forlorn
    That milked the cow with the crumpled horn
    That tossed the dog that worried the cat
    That killed the rat that ate the malt
    That lay in the house that Jack built.

    This is the man all tattered and torn
    That kissed the maiden all forlorn
    That milked the cow with the crumpled horn
    That tossed the dog that worried the cat
    That killed the rat that ate the malt
    That lay in the house that Jack built.

    This is 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 the crumpled horn
    That tossed the dog that worried the cat
    That killed the rat that ate the malt
    That lay in the house that Jack built.

    This is the cock that crowed in the morn
    That woke 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 the crumpled horn
    That tossed the dog that worried the cat
    That killed the rat that ate the malt
    That lay in the house that Jack built.

    This is the farmer sowing his corn
    That kept the cock that crowed in the morn
    That woke 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 the crumpled horn
    That tossed the dog that worried the cat
    That killed the rat that ate the malt
    That lay in the house that Jack built.

    The House That Jack Built Nursery Rhyme