"Yes," said Jack, "the more the merrier."

So on they went, jiggelty-jolt, jiggelty-jolt.

They went a little further and they met a rooster.

"Where are you going, Jack?" said the rooster.

"I am going to seek my fortune."

"May I go with you?"

"Yes," said Jack, "the more the merrier."

So on they went, jiggelty-jolt, jiggelty-jolt.

Well, they went on till it was about dark, and they began to think of
some place where they could spend the night. About this time they came
in sight of a house, and Jack told them to keep still while he went up
and looked in through the window. And there were some robbers counting
over their money. Then Jack went back and told them to wait till he
gave the word, and then to make all the noise they could. So when they
were all ready Jack gave the word, and the cat mewed, and the dog
barked, and the goat bleated, and the bull bellowed, and the rooster
crowed, and all together they made such a dreadful noise that it
frightened the robbers all away.

And then they went in and took possession of the house. Jack was
afraid the robbers would come back in the night, and so when it came