Mission Accepted 4.The Mouth of Babes

The next morning...

Strolling through town looking and listening for any traces of information about the horror curse...

Jack

*hears young kids playing*

Jack

*Stops, watches and listens as he makes a mental note to try to remember the words*

Bunch of young kids

This little piggy caught the horror curse... This little piggy had a dry itchy throat... This little piggy drank all the water This little piggy developed a rash This little piggy began to relax and laughed all the way home This little piggy's tummy grew This little piggy's voice rose This little piggy only drank more and never ate again This little piggy got nailed in his coffin forever and never came home.

Jack

*smiling sweetly at the kids and squatting to become their size to talk to them* Hello 🤗 Kids... I'm Jack. I think your singing sounded Amazing... Can you teach me how to sing this song....

Bunch of young kids

Mum told us not to talk to strangers... We shouldn't be talking to you Jack...

Bunch of young kids

*We'll sing it again and you can write it down*

Jack

*writing the kids Nursery Rhymes lyrics in his journal*

Bunch of young kids

*Repeated singing the same song for Jack until he had written it in his journal*

Jack

That really sounded Amazing. I'd love to hear you sing another song... Do you have any more about the horror curse?

Bunch of young kids

Yep... We'll sing for you again and you can write it if you like...

Jack

*writing lyrics again as the kids sing for him again*

Bunch of young kids

Itchy Itchy dry throat, Drank all the water too. Burning rash appears But you do not feel it's pain Blissful calm with a higher voice And a tummy full of air Never to eat again Drinks til death settles in.

Jack

Your singing was like a choir of angels... (of death)... Do you know anymore?

Bunch of young kids

Joe sat next to John And passed on his horror curse.. first comes an itchy throat Then comes never ending thirst Then comes John relaxed and laughing with a rash everywhere His belly is full of air, and talking in a higher tone And then he won't eat or drink until he's joined the afterlife.

Jack

Wow! Thank-you for sharing this with me...

Jack

Where are you learning these songs from?

Bunch of young kids

From the storyteller...

Bunch of young kids

*directs Jack to the story teller*

Jack

But I'm worried I'll get lost and won't be able to find the story teller...

Bunch of young kids

*Kids keep singing the nursery rhymes for Jack as they lead him to the story teller*

Bunch of young kids

*points at the shop where the storyteller performs* The storyteller acts his stories here daily... You have probably missed today's performance...

Jack

*Gives kids a new toy * Thank-you for your help little angels.

Jack

*Reads information about Story tellers performance times and notes them in his planning journal*