He sat in the corner eating a big plum pie, he put in his thumb but instead of a plum he squirted juice in his eye!
The rhyme goes
Little Jack Horner sat in his corner
eating his Christmas pie
he put in his thumb
and pulled out a plum
and said 'what a good boy am i!'
Christmas pie
Robert Horky died on January 26, 1983.
Ralph Horner was born in 1884.
Ralph Horner died in 1964.
Nicholas Horner died in 1590.
David Horner was born in 1948.
Little Jack Horner is said to have eaten a Christmas pie, not specifically a fruit pie. The nursery rhyme goes, "Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, eating a Christmas pie."
He sat in the corner.
Mr. Horner! ( Little Jack Horner's father)
Little Jack HornerLittle Jack Horner sat in the cornerEating his Christmas pie,He put in his thumb and pulled out a plumAnd said "What a good boy am I!"
Little Jack Horner pulled out a plum. The nursery rhyme goes like this: Little Jack Horner Sat in a corner, Eating a Christmas pie; He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plumb, And said "What a good boy am I!"
Corner
Little Jack Horner is the nursery rhyme character known for putting in his thumb and pulling out a plum. He did this in the nursery rhyme "Little Jack Horner".
Simple Simon sat in a corner, eating a Christmas pie.
A plum. The entire verse of "Little Jack Horner" : : Little Jack Horner sat in the corner, : Eating a Christmas pie, : He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum, : And said "What a good boy am I!" :
A Christmas pie is just a pie, and in this case, it has plums in it.
According to our family history, the story of little Jack Horner does indeed refer to the trip taken by John Horner to London and the family estate Mells Park in Somerset, England. He was dispatched by the Bishop of Glastonbury with a gift (pie) for Henry VIII, inside which were the deeds to 12 manors owned by the abby. (The deed to Mells Park was included). Jack was knighted and Mells Park has been in the family since. (Sir Francis Horner is also a relative.)
There is not enough information provided to determine the father of the boy who ate the pie in a corner.