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This is the Cock that crowed in the morn
that waked the Priest all shaven and shorn
that married the Man all tattered and torn
that kissed the Maiden all forlorn
that milked the cow with the crumpled horn
that tossed the Dog
that worried the Cat
that killed the Rat
that ate the Malt
that lay in the House that Jack built.

BOXER REBELLION

Making common objects can help you develop spatial-
relationship skills. Suppose that you want to make a box.
The following patterns are ways you can arrange five sides
of a box on a piece of cardboard. Some of them can be folded
up to make a box without a lid. Some cannot. Try to deter-
mine which can and which cannot. You’ll find answers at
the end of this chapter.
' Use Figure 7-10. If your dominant style is visual or audi-
tory, copy these patterns to grid paper and then cut them
out. Try to fold them up to make a box. This exercise will
help develop your kinesthetic skills.
If kinesthetic is your dominant style, try to visualize
which patterns can be folded to make the box without touch-
ing the patterns. You may make sketches on a notepad, if you
like, but no touching!