Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

What a Reader Is Asked to Know
About Life
– that this rhyme is about an egg?
– what a wall is
– what are men and horses and how they belong or are in relation to a king
– what is a king
– what it means for something to be put together ever or back again                       – the king’s men and horses are capable of overcoming many seemingly insurmountable achievements however saving Humpty Dumpty is not one of those feats
– that the Humpty Dumpty is both the name and a description of the main character signifying their clumsiness

About Language
– the importance of the melody that this form of entertainment relies on

What a Reader Is Asked To Do
– pick up the rhyme scheme and catchy tune
– recognize Humpty Dumpty’s ovalish shape that would increase its susceptibility irreparable injury and misfortune?