Rock-a-bye baby
on the tree top,
when the wind blows
the cradle will rock,
when the bough breaks
the cradle will fall,
down will come baby,
cradle and all.
Can you get more negative?
Why didn't they just tell us the baby and the cradle was safe all through. And who leaves a baby on the tree top anyway?
Then we have our dear Humpty, who's only sitting on a wall and chilling. But they tell us,
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;
All the King's horses
And all the king's men.
Cannot put Humpty Dumpty
Together again.
Why? Why all the negativeness?
They don't spare dear Jack and Jill who simply go up the hill to fetch some water... but NO, They throw them down too.
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.
Then, they even threw us all down...
Ring-a-ring-a-roses,
A pocket full of posies;
Hush! hush! hush! hush!
We're all tumbled down.
Here's what people think of the poem!
I ask why?
Why didn't the baby just sleep on his mother's lap?
Why didn't humpty have a breezy evening and safely get back home?
Why didn't Jack and Jill bring back the water safely?
Why did we all 'tumble down' when playing?
Why?
They should seriously write Positive stuff.
You get the picture.
I can't believe I was taught all this!
5 comments:
One more to the list.. 'London bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down.. London bridge is falling down my fair lady'
Wats so funny about London bridge falling ???
Thanks for reminding me! Yeah... I think they only wrote negative stuff and made us all laugh over it. May be all the insensitivity in the world roots from here.
LOL... Never thought about them that way:-)
Do you know that ring-a ring-a roses is actually about small pox?? that phrase actually describes the pox. 'we all fall down' is about people dying!
Here's another one:
Ba-ba black sheep, have you wool?
Yes Sir, yes Sir, 3 bags full.
This is about slaves and their masters.
Now, that's subliminally negative!
Gosh! Thanks for the info :)
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