In a deck of cards, 'knave' is another word for 'jack', but the word also means 'scoundrel' which is a dishonest or unscrupulous person.
So the nursery rhyme is probably making a joke, by casting the Jack of Hearts in a slightly wicked and villainous role.
The thief stole the Queen of Hearts' tarts in the nursery rhyme "The Queen of Hearts." The Queen got angry and ordered the Knave of Hearts to bring them back, leading to a trial where the Knave was accused of stealing. The rhyme ends with the Knave being pardoned by the King and Queen.
The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts all on a summer's day; The Knave of Hearts he stole the tarts and took them clean away. The King of Hearts called for the tarts and beat the Knave full sore The Knave of Hearts brought back the tarts and vowed he'd steal no more.
The line "Who made tarts all on a summers day" is from the nursery rhyme "The Queen of Hearts." In the rhyme, the Queen of Hearts is depicted as making tarts and giving them to the knave.
The rhyme doesn't say if the Queen of Hearts is a professional baker, but as she has a full time job as Queen, she probably isn't, and just made the tarts for fun. Or because she was hungry.The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts all on a summer's day;The Knave of Hearts he stole the tarts and took them clean away.The King of Hearts called for the tarts and beat the Knave full soreThe Knave of Hearts brought back the tarts and vowed he'd steal no more.
Yes, one example is "Queen of Hearts" which is a popular nursery rhyme that goes: "The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, all on a summer day. The Knave of Hearts, he stole the tarts, and took them clean away."
The Queen of Hearts' tarts were important in the nursery rhyme "The Queen of Hearts," because they were stolen by the Knave of Hearts, leading to a trial and eventual sentencing. The tarts symbolize the Queen's power and authority, and the theft challenges her status, setting off a series of events in the rhyme.
The Queen of HeartsShe made some tarts,All on a summer's day;The Knave of HeartsHe stole the tarts,And took them clean away.The king of HeartsCalled for the tarts,And beat the Knave full sore;The Knave of HeartsBrought back the tarts,And vowed he'd steal no more.
The thief in the Queen of Hearts kitchen was the Knave (Jack) of Hearts, as depicted in Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." The Knave was accused of stealing the Queen's tarts and put on trial for the crime.
The tarts, according to the old nursery-rhyme, for no clear reason beyond rhyme!
"The Queen of Heart, she made some tarts, All on a summers day: The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts, And took them quite away!"
There is no evidence that Lewis Carroll intended the Queen of Hearts to represent, or even resemble, Queen Victoria. Because John Tenniel's illustrations the Queen of Hearts seem to look like Victoria, some critics have suggested that Carroll might have written Wonderland's Queen as a lampoon of Britain's. This seems unlikely however as, at that time Queen Victoria was perceived very fondly by the British public and not as a brutal 'off with their heads' type.
The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts all on a summer's day;The Knave of Hearts he stole the tarts and took them clean away.The King of Hearts called for the tarts and beat the Knave full soreThe Knave of Hearts brought back the tarts andvowed he'd steal no more.