Now you must know that a Town Mouse once upon a time went on a visit to his cousin in the country. He was rough and ready, this cousin, but he loved his town friend and made him heartily welcome. Beans and bacon, cheese and bread, were all he had...
Jack and Gill Went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down, And broke his crown, And Gill came tumbling after. Up Jack got And home did trot, As fast as he could muster; Went to bed To mend his head With vinegar and brown paper. Gill came in And she did...
Bah! Bah! Black sheep, Have you any wool? Yes, marry, have I, Three bags full. One for my master, One for my dame, But none for the little boy Who cries in the lane. More recent version: (oral tradition) Baa, baa, black sheep,Have you any wool?Yes, sir, yes, sir,Three...
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. Then the travellers in the...
This is a tale about a tail-a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin. He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and many many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake. In the middle of the lake there is an island covered with trees...
