Who sputtered and snarled and shook her tall hat
When she missed the Goblin with fingers so frail
Who hopped with ease over mountain and dale
As he chased the Prince so brave and so grand
Who sailed over sea and rode over land
Till he found the Princess of Wandeltreg
Who, while playing a game of Mumblepeg,
Was caught by the Gnome with beard so gray
Who digged for gems all night and day
To please the Dwarf with anxious looks
Who guarded the castle and kept the books
For Giant Thunder Bones.

VIII
And last comes the Kobold who slept while 'twas light
And did all the housework in the dead of the night
To worry the Witch with Broomstick and Cat
Who sputtered and snarled and shook her tall hat
When she missed the Goblin with fingers so frail
Who hopped with ease over mountain and dale
As he chased the Prince so brave and so grand
Who sailed over sea and rode over land
Till he found the Princess of Wandeltreg
Who, while playing a game of Mumblepeg,
Was caught by the Gnome with beard so gray
Who digged for gems all night and day
To please the Dwarf with anxious looks
Who guarded the castle and kept the books
For Giant Thunder Bones.

_Stella Doughty._

THE HOUSE THAT JILL BUILT

BY CAROLYN WELLS

This is the _House_ that Jill built.

This is the _Doll_ that lived in the House that Jill built.

This is the _Cake_ that fed the Doll that lived in the House
that Jill built.

This is the _Oven_ that baked the Cake that fed the Doll that
lived in the House that Jill built.

This is the _Wood_ that heated the Oven that baked the Cake
that fed the Doll that lived in the House that Jill built.

This is the _Tree_ of a dusky shade that gave the Wood that
heated the Oven that baked the Cake that fed the Doll that
lived in the House that Jill built.

This is the _Ax_ with a shining blade that chopped the Tree of a
dusky shade that gave the Wood that heated the Oven that
baked the Cake that fed the Doll that lived in the House that
Jill built.

This is the _Woodman_ sober and staid who slung the Ax with a shining
blade that chopped the Tree of a dusky shade that gave the Wood
that heated the Ove