Thursday, May 1, 2014

Jack and Jill Updated


Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch water needed for life
Jack fell down and broke his crown
Said Jill-If you expect a woman to  follow, you'd better get another wife

After needed repairs, Jack sped to their home
Expecting to resume their existing relationship
No, No said Jill, who then sued for divorce
Alleging she was subject to gross endangerment

First published some 140 years ago
This nursery rhyme reflected standards then common to our nation
Hardly relevant today
In the time of womens' liberation

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