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and snakes’ skins, and lots of other
things. And after that we came
back to the easy-chair, and he
sang me sailors’ songs, and told
me all about.‘ The -House.:that
Jack built !”

“Little woman,” he said at
last, “did you ever hear of ‘ The
Goose that Jack killed ?’” and then
he sang in his funny way, “This is
the goose that Jack killed; and this
is the cat that wanted the goose
that Jack killed; and this is the
dog that chased the cat.that wanted
the goose that Jack killed; and this
is the thief that cheated the dog
that chased the cat that wanted the