" "Then," said the door, "I'll jar." So the door jarred.
"Then," said the window, "Door, why do you jar?" "Oh!" said the door,
"Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, and the stool hops, and the broom
sweeps, and so I jar."
"Then," said the window, "I'll creak." So the window creaked. Now
there was an old form outside the house, and when the window creaked,
the form said: "Window, why do you creak?" "Oh!" said the window,
"Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, and the stool hops, and the broom
sweeps, the door jars, and so I creak."
"Then," said the old form, "I'll run round the house." Then the old
form ran round the house. Now there was a fine large walnut-tree
growing by the cottage, and the tree said to the form: "Form, why
do you run round the house?" "Oh!" said the form, "Titty's dead, and
Tatty weeps, and the stool hops, and the broom sweeps, the door jars,
and the window creaks, and so I run round the house."
"Then," said the walnut-tree, "I'll shed my leaves." So the
walnut-tree shed all its beautiful green leaves. Now there was a
little bird perched on one of the boughs of the tree, and when all
the leaves fell, it said: "Walnut-tree, why do you shed your leaves?"
"Oh!" said the tree, "Titty's dead, and Tatty weeps, the stool hops,
and the broom sweeps, the door jars, and the window creaks, the old
form runs round the house, and so I shed my leaves.
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