Caring Dame Dob Helpful, caregiving mother is
also very forgiving
African The communal nature of African culture
is celebrated
Bicycle Safety Cherubic Victorian children teach
lessons on safety
Peasant Life You work hard and then you die
Pastoral Scene Idealized setting, crying children
Kittens Personified Cute, silly, clumsy kittens
take a tumble
Laughing Jill She gets her come-uppance for laughing
at Jack’s misfortune
Reconciliation Mishaps, crying, laughing, and
finally Jack and Jill end up on the see-saw together
Evil Lurks Surreal scene as a goat in a dress,
and others, look on gleefully as Jack gets plastered
Computer Age Jack and Jill are transformed into
robot-like creatures
Purple Monster Jack and Jill get spooked and
go tumbling
Eerie Woods Elves and other troll-like creatures
lurk near the well
Historical interpretation information found at:
www.rooneydesign.com/JacknJill.html and
www.sca.org.au/bacchus_wood/origins_of_nursery_rhymes.htm
Jack and Jill Magazine. Jack and Jill stimulates young minds
and imaginations with stories, articles, crafts, games, poetry, and
humor. Creative, inventive, and fun - this magazine will delight and
amuse 7 to 10-year-olds for hours on end.
Baring-Gould, William S. & Ceil.. The Annotated Mother Goose.
Cleveland, OH: World Publishing Company, 1967.
Kirk, Daniel. Jack and Jill. New York: Penguin/Putnam, 2003.
