"When the wind blows the cradle will rock & down will come baby, cradle and all.

Yes I remember that,, I was 'children' in that case and I thought it rough too! (wink)

Probably a darn good thing you didn't read the nursery rhymes. Your kids would have been smart enough to question you probably and then you would likely have felt a little silly after the explanation, that you were even reading these in the first place, then. LOL.. maybe?
I actually preferred little stories like
'The Little Engine That Could'.. I was inspired!

Howard! You have the nicest laugh!
Having a good Easter?
cute little picture!!(and the little cradle is too of course(wink)

Isn't that picture of the baby and the cradle cute? Yes it is, this is BEFORE the cradle and the baby fell out of the tree. LOLOLOLOL!

;=) hahaha

hmmmm..Maybe. I have such a limited imagination of how they thought in 'those days' . It SOUNDS plausable though, and if YOU are going in that direction, hej, I am not staying behind!!

How was your celebrations? did you wear white??

the celebrations were graet and yes i had wore white,
till my mother broke her leg, from that point, things has got a bit complicated.

O now THERE is a discussion!! let's here it in a room near ME!!(wink)

hahaha,, so you have your nursery rhymes too, but yours sound alot funnier!! don't you think?

and yet.... they are still quite popular.. funny, agreat movie like 'Gone with the Wind' has been retired, and is gone with the wind.. When are we doing that with these nursery rhymes then?

Because they are not politically incorrect.
Now Enid Blyton, on the other hand, had a golliwog, so she was politically incorrect and was banned.

an innocent character becoming a symbol of racism, is what you are referring to, isn't it.

Yes.. I understand how it would have become that. I also understand that it is. We have had to change certain very good pastries because the name could be offensive if one were to take it that way, one day, some day. and yet, there are efforts underway to stop some people who would be offended from offending each other.

Gee.. it isn't easy to write a reply when you cannot use any real words in case you offend someone or even could offend in some future time or it is suggestive of being offensive or possibly provocative to inviting offensive behaviour!

Sooo, my friend, how was your night? sleep well, did you? (smile)

I always sleep well, thank you. I only get four to five hours a night, but it is top quality and I wake bright and ready to go.

wonderful!! I am still at the point where 8 is my favourite number.. Seven is rather lucky too, but smaller than that, and I am whiney and need a nap!

Like today! and the SUN is finally shining again!! so THAT at least is positive!(grin)

hahahaha.. how very thoughtful a mother you were.

What did you say after..

Old mother hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To get her POOR dog a bone,
But when she got there,
The cupboard was bare
And so the poor dog had.....


My daughter would clap with glee as she remembered the right answer
(cookies!!!!)

thanks so for your contribution. Much appreciated, even after this long time away! Hope you are well!

hahahahah.. No, you can have them Lloydanthony! hahaha
I'm still wound up about little Miss Muffet, for pete's sake. Anyone afraid of spiders shouldn't get militant, do ya think?

Here's some the soothing lyrics.

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again

Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbling after.

Aren't they just lovely? lol

Lloyd

What a fragile dangerous world man once lived in and wrote about to KIDS!;=)

smart idea!! there are great children's books also that have nice lessons for kids.. like,'the little engine that could!'

but here is a cuter nursery rhyme:

Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed to see such fun
And the dish ran away with the spoon!

no violence, no political incorrectness! Perfect! (;=)

Perfect eh? Waiting for you to have your own grandkids. Then you tell me if it's perfect. ehhehehe They'll be asking you... 'Gramps, why is the fiddle the cat's favorite instrument? why did the dish ran away with the spoon? Why did the cow jump over the moon? What sport is the dog laughing at? ' what will dear grandpa say?*wink* - Lyn

hahaha..well good points, lyn, but at least I should be fairly safe from insulting any people, right? haha Thax for the laugh!!

I'm not too sure, but those oh so cleaver politicians could easily find something incorrect about a dish running away with a spoon!

HAHAHAHAHAHAAH!! THANKYOU THANKYOU!! The benefits of getting a good nights sleep are many, NOT the least being, your wonderful ability to make me laugh out loud!!
Thanx cloudwatcher!

I think you hit it dead on. It IS symbolic in all likelyhood, exactly meaning like you say, but kinda scarey for little kids, don't you think? or?

Yes it might be consider to be scary for little ones, but the wee ones of long ago learnt many a thing sitting near mother's bended knee. Ago old sayings were handed down through word of mouth or written works. Listen my children of the story of....

I want to say that it was hard in those days, but I suppose it is all relative. It may be pretty hard for some people in this day and age too and their children learn how to fend and protect themsleves and KNOW that life is ever chaninging and tough too.
Thanx for your input here. Nice to meet you!