jack and jill wanted to be good little entrepreneurs
so they went up the hill to sell a pail of water
but no coin was made ’cos no one wanted to climb
that big ass hill in the summer to buy water with a metallic aftertaste
that hadn’t been chilled or bottled or had a wedge of lime affixed to
so jack and jill came grumbling back down
and died in a cardboard hovel from dehydration and harsh market realities
by TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2016
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This is sooo cool and refreshing the way the author has adapted this nursery rhyme to today’s reality
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*Blush!* 😛
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Awwww…
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I remember this old rhythm and I think it’s amazing how you twisted it into today’s society😁
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Thanks, Selena! It’s a lot of fun to take something like an old Aesop fable and nudge it ’til it’s a little askew! :-p
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Natural selection at its primest
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Darwin Award anyone? 😉
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Funny, especially when it rings with truth!
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Thanks, Randy. 😀
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That was a refreshing read!
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I appreciate that very much, Anna. Thank you! 🙂
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O my! I love your work. Genius. Who would think to take a nursey rhyme and turn it into a piece of art. So impressed. Thank you!
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Glad you enjoyed it, Nancy. Thanks very much! 😀
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Fantastically written! Love this
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Thank you very much! 😀
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I’ve seen some of the “Modernised” nursery rhymes before but this one might take the top spot. Love it!
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Thanks, Anon. Muchly appreciated! 😀
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