“Look at me, mum!” The young boy sang out as he reached the top of the hill. “I am just like him, I am liked that Jack from the fairytale!”
The mother laughed as she watched her son dip his bucket into the well. “That is a nursery rhyme rather than a fairytale. Anyway, you don’t want to be anything like him because he ended up falling down and breaking his crown. Not a good thing for little boys.”
“His crown?”
“Remember, Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water, Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.”
“Was he a prince?”
The mother shook her head with a snort of a laugh. “Hardly! It means he broke his head.”
“I am much more careful than that.”
Jill followed behind him trying to forget the image of watching her brother fall never to get up again. It had been a long time since she last came up the hill. She could still see the remains of a spade she had smacked him with so he fell.
He should never have tried to force her to marry so he could get money.
Written for Sunday photo fiction
AngieTrafford 
Oh wow! I imagine I would’ve felt the same way as Jill in those circumstances!
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So would I! Thanks for reading.
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I admit that the ending is a bit confusing for me. You changed the POV and I’m not sure where Jill fits into the narrative. But I like the inspiration for the story. 🙂
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Jill is the mother of the child who has gone up the hill. Sorry for confusing you, I will have to look at trying to reword it to make that clear. Thanks for reading.
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No worries. It could just be me. 🙂
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Sounds like Jack didn’t grow up to be such a good brother. He kind of deserved the spade to his “crown.” Lovely take Angie.
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He sure did! Thanks for reading.
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Excellent story! I love the fleshing out of the Jack and Jill rhyme.
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I love writing about why something well known may have happened.Thanks for reading.
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That’s what I call evil well done!
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Handy spade! Thanks for reading.
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Jill is a naughty girl!
DJ
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She has a naughty streak for sure! Thanks for reading.
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Nice one, Angie
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Thank you very much 🙂
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Oh boy, that was a twist I did not see coming! Well written as always, Angie!!
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I have no idea what may be think of that nursery rhyme when I saw that picture! I just decided to write it anyway 🙂 Thanks for reading.
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That was an unexpected twist. That stunned me. It was awesome 😀
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I am glad that you enjoyed it, thanks for reading and hosting.
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