tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post4840534738424564797..comments2023-11-12T11:31:23.535-05:00Comments on My Five Men: Morbid Nursery RhymesBetsy Brockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-88694889887583466222014-09-24T16:16:16.385-04:002014-09-24T16:16:16.385-04:00We sang who Killed Cock Robin all the time as chil...We sang who Killed Cock Robin all the time as children. and never gave the meaning a second thought! Georginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13232154028235485600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-17031820678530380492014-09-23T16:36:35.354-04:002014-09-23T16:36:35.354-04:00They list all sorts of theories in Wikipedia. I gu...They list all sorts of theories in Wikipedia. I guess we'll never know for sure.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-56874493270347078402014-09-23T16:35:03.224-04:002014-09-23T16:35:03.224-04:00ha....hmm...maybe he wrote the poem, too?
Somethi...ha....hmm...maybe he wrote the poem, too?<br /><br />Something tells me he really wasn't an egg. That isn't morbid enough. It had to be a person, don't you think?....in keeping with the creepiness and all.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-28176134410383525172014-09-23T16:32:46.171-04:002014-09-23T16:32:46.171-04:00How did the illustrator know? Ha.How did the illustrator know? Ha.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-59120347374931416842014-09-23T16:32:04.413-04:002014-09-23T16:32:04.413-04:00Hmmm....from the illustrations? :)Hmmm....from the illustrations? :)Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-52880307860865714022014-09-23T16:07:40.693-04:002014-09-23T16:07:40.693-04:00Fairy tales are pretty vicious, too. All those sto...Fairy tales are pretty vicious, too. All those stories about wicked step-parents, burning witches and eating children. By the way, here's a question for you: How do we know Humpty Dumpty was an egg?The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-83546901466365749102014-09-23T15:54:21.075-04:002014-09-23T15:54:21.075-04:00That's what Cherdecor said....makes me curious...That's what Cherdecor said....makes me curious as to how they became only for children.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-4145686156074155682014-09-23T15:53:53.554-04:002014-09-23T15:53:53.554-04:00No, I have never heard of that! How strange! Thi...No, I have never heard of that! How strange! This stuff just cracks me up.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-53524329115067483872014-09-23T15:53:28.336-04:002014-09-23T15:53:28.336-04:00I wonder why they were called 'nursery' rh...I wonder why they were called 'nursery' rhymes, then. Do you know? Interesting.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-79150480314442875192014-09-23T15:52:55.412-04:002014-09-23T15:52:55.412-04:00I don't know why I am laughing at that!I don't know why I am laughing at that!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-31894068465580398062014-09-23T15:52:40.652-04:002014-09-23T15:52:40.652-04:00I love all those fairy stories, too.....and the sc...I love all those fairy stories, too.....and the scary parts were just fun! There always needs to be a villain and good vs evil.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-1602490467670295782014-09-23T15:51:52.867-04:002014-09-23T15:51:52.867-04:00Oh, that is hilarious! haha...I love it. A big r...Oh, that is hilarious! haha...I love it. A big robin with an endless appetite. Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-34462485393884810942014-09-23T15:51:02.481-04:002014-09-23T15:51:02.481-04:00Yeah...even a hawk or owl would have been more rea...Yeah...even a hawk or owl would have been more realistic. Didn't he know his birds??? ha.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-7435482285121816732014-09-23T15:49:58.396-04:002014-09-23T15:49:58.396-04:00Oh yes! Except we said
I don't like the doct...Oh yes! Except we said<br /><br />I don't like the doctor<br />I don't like the nurse<br />I like the lady <br />with the alligator purse.<br /><br />and that's how it ended. So fun!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-67868133513663274052014-09-23T15:48:28.112-04:002014-09-23T15:48:28.112-04:00Yes, very morbid, but I think a lot of them weren&...Yes, very morbid, but I think a lot of them weren't really intended for children when they were first sung.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-25296008400049845352014-09-23T15:10:11.790-04:002014-09-23T15:10:11.790-04:00Have you ever read the story called, 'Babes in...Have you ever read the story called, 'Babes in the Woods'? It's about a boy and girl who go into the woods, get lost and lay down and die. Then all the forest creatures mourn for them! I had (still have) this wonderful book as a child called, Oh What a Busy Day by Gyo Fujikawa, that I LOVED and I would spend hours enjoying all the stories and illustrations, but that story was smack dab in the middle of the book and confused/scared me every time! And I read it to my boys when they were younger and they were pretty weird-ed out, too. Of course, now as teens they'd probably think it was hilarious!Jennifferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03989527273219148673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-19401521450670964932014-09-23T12:30:11.157-04:002014-09-23T12:30:11.157-04:00The nursery rhymes and fairy tales were originally...The nursery rhymes and fairy tales were originally political satires. Their original audience was not intended to be children. Maybe this helps.Cherdecorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790199524063763787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-31464156954576020392014-09-23T12:26:52.828-04:002014-09-23T12:26:52.828-04:00Now lets end on a more cheerful note.
Mary had a ...Now lets end on a more cheerful note.<br /><br />Mary had a little lamb,<br />Her father shot it dead,<br />Now it goes to school with her<br />Between two slices of bread.<br /><br />Now isn't that lovely?Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13163819196303858927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-28110332025437040262014-09-23T10:01:04.397-04:002014-09-23T10:01:04.397-04:00Hi Betsy - I know all the nursery rhymes ... but m...Hi Betsy - I know all the nursery rhymes ... but moved on quite quickly to fairy stories and in some ways they were worse .. but I don't remember thinking about the killing happening in them ... but what a great find ... and I hope you'll keep it .. it's a great story line ... loved reading it once again - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-5040842189409175472014-09-23T08:03:34.947-04:002014-09-23T08:03:34.947-04:00I learned to recite this poem in 2nd grade in the ...I learned to recite this poem in 2nd grade in the 1950's in Ohio: Robin the Bobbin, the Big Bellied Bin, He ate a Cow, He ate a Calf, He ate a Preacher and a Half, He ate the Church, He ate the Steeple, He ate the Priest and All the People. Lynne in NCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-28366311458891922322014-09-23T07:58:10.297-04:002014-09-23T07:58:10.297-04:00But the plate is pretty! Ha.But the plate is pretty! Ha.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-21873587883613877832014-09-23T07:57:07.986-04:002014-09-23T07:57:07.986-04:00I don't mind the stories with the tension or s...I don't mind the stories with the tension or scary part in the middle...then the happy ending. But the rhymes that are morbid to the end are a little shocking. Ha. I remember liking to be scared as an older child with the make believe stuff....like ghost stories at slumber parties.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-21614318444767723312014-09-23T07:56:09.376-04:002014-09-23T07:56:09.376-04:00LOL! I KNOW!! Pretty grisly business those old n...LOL! I KNOW!! Pretty grisly business those old nursery stories. blessings ~ tannaTannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484104973009411729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-36934211823250549212014-09-23T06:57:35.187-04:002014-09-23T06:57:35.187-04:00It really is amazing that most children who have n...It really is amazing that most children who have nursery rhymes or traditional fairy stories read to them before bed don't wake up screaming as they can all be pretty gruesome when you stop and think about it. I mean, Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood just to name a few! Even more amazing that you would put this nursery rhyme on a plate!!! xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357105223288312642.post-58600100620694005552014-09-22T23:36:45.340-04:002014-09-22T23:36:45.340-04:00I will! I love following that story too. Thanks fo...I will! I love following that story too. Thanks for letting me know.Suzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684999144031013661noreply@blogger.com