Nursery Rhymes

Mary, a character in the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb," had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.

She had so many she didn't know what to do.

Three blind mice,

Three blind mice,

See how they run,

See how they run,

They all ran after the farmers wife

who cut off their tails with a carving knife

Did you ever see such a thing in your life

as three blind mice

Some examples of nursery rhymes in strophic form are "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" where the same music is repeated for each verse. Examples of nursery rhymes in binary form are "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and "Jack and Jill" where there are distinct A and B sections in the music.

Doctor Foster went to Gloucester In a shower of rain, He stepped in a puddle, Right up to his middle, And never went there again.

The fictional character's name is Mrs. Bennet from Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice." She is known for her obsession with finding suitable husbands for her daughters and her tendency to exaggerate or be overly dramatic in her reactions.

"Numpty" is a slang term used in Scottish and British English to refer to a person who is foolish, easily confused, or lacks common sense. It is often used in a lighthearted or humorous way to tease someone for their silly behavior.

The notes for "Baa Baa Black Sheep" on alto saxophone are D, D, E, D, G, G, F#, E, E, D, G, G, F#, E, D, D. This melody is typically played in the key of C major.

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Mary Mary quite contrary

How does your garden grow.

With silver bells and cockle shells

and pretty maids all in a row

This phrase is a nursery rhyme that is often used to start a game of hand clapping. It doesn't have a specific meaning but is used for entertainment and rhyming purposes.

The nursery rhyme baker typically refers to "The Muffin Man." This character is featured in the popular nursery rhyme "Do You Know the Muffin Man?" where he is known for living on Drury Lane and selling muffins.

Do you mean an completely new counting song or just an alternative for one, two . . .

Another counting rhyme is : One, Two, Buckle my shoe; Three, Four, Knock on the door.

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 notes for "Three Blind Mice" are typically in the key of C major and follow a simple melody using the notes C, D, E, F, G, and A. The song is often played using the notes G, A, and B for the lower harmony.

Daisy in Spanish is "margarita."

"Georgie Porgie, Puddin' and Pie" is a line from a popular English nursery rhyme. It refers to a fictional character named Georgie Porgie who kissed the girls and made them cry. The rhyme dates back to the 19th century and is often recited as a children's nursery rhyme.

Little Boy Blue was fast asleep under the hay stack, as described in the nursery rhyme.

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Ring Around the Rosie pre-dates WWII by at least 60 years.

The first recorded version of Ring A Ring Of Roses dates to 1881, when it appeared in Kate Greenaway's edition of Mother Goose:

Ring-a-ring-a-roses,

A pocket full of posies;

Hush! hush! hush! hush!

We're all tumbled down.

It was however, referred to twenty six years prior to that in Ann S Stephen's novel The Old Homestead, which describes children playing 'Ring Ring A Rosy' in New York.

In 1883 William Newell reported two versions in America, and claimed that one version was current in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1790:

Ring a ring a Rosie,

A bottle full of posie,

All the girls in our town

Ring for little Josie.

Also in 1883, versions were recorded in England which included the now familiar sneezing motif, for example:

A ring, a ring o' roses,

A pocket full o'posies-

Atch chew! atch chew!

In 1892 Alice Gomme listed twelve versions, including one like the version currently sung in Britain:

Ring a-ring o' roses,

A pocketful of posies.

a-tishoo!, a-tishoo!.

We all fall down.

After World War II, historians began to claim that there was a connection between the rhyme and the outbreak of bubonic plague in 1665, or possibly even the outbreak of the 1300s. However, these claims are generally regarded to be incorrect because of the lateness of this explanation arising, the fact that the symptoms of plague do not actually match the words of the song, and that earlier and foreign language variations of the song do not match up to the theory.

There are however, many people who still subscribe to this theory, despite the fact that it is highly improbable that it's correct. For more, please use the link below.

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There were 3 men in the tub - a butcher, a baker and a candlestick maker.

Tom Robinson's wife couldn't find work because she was stigmatized and discriminated against in Maycomb due to her husband's trial and conviction. The community viewed Tom Robinson's case unfavorably, leading to social ostracism against his family.