Each one ran in a different direction to hunt for something to use in building a house.
Jump gathered some straws.
“These will do,” he thought. “I shall not bother to look for anything else. Besides, they are very light and easy to carry.”
So Jump built a little straw house.
Bump gathered some sticks.
“These will make a nice house. They are quite good enough,” he said.
So Bump built a little stick house.
Thump saw the straw and the sticks, but thought he might find something better.
Pretty soon he came to a pile of stones.
“My, what a fine strong house they would make!” he thought. “They are heavy to move, but I will try to use them.”