Weird nursery rhymes 2: Jack and Jill
By Pitstop
@pitstop (13053)
India
January 17, 2019 3:54am CST
Continuing my ponderings about common nursery rhymes, I'm still trying to figure out what the writer was thinking when he wrote Jack and Jill.
In what way is glorifying a couple who go up a hill to fetch water (wasn't there water at the bottom of the hill) and then adding a cruel, violent twist to make Jack break is head , suitable for kids to enjoy. The abrupt end to the rhyme means no-one knows what happened to Jill after she tumbled down the hill. And no-one has solved that mystery for centuries!!
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@newmary201 (383)
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17 Jan 19
The meaning maybe clear but kids really enjoy dancing and singing it. Lol
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
17 Jan 19
This was a story about Maria Antoninette and King Louie. King Louie was guillotined first and then Maria Antoinette next.
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
17 Jan 19
After Jill fall down she still stand alone and get water
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@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
18 Jan 19
Most fairy tales have a hidden meaning and many of them are very gruesome and gory!
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@pitstop (13053)
• India
18 Jan 19
@ThreeTeddies while the stories behind them are eerie, what worries me is the rather violent and deadly themes some of them portray!
@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
18 Jan 19
@pitstop Most kids wouldn't know the hidden stories behind nursery rhymes. In fact, most adults probably don't know either but most of them have evolved from very dark tales indeed!
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