One For Sorrow
by Anonymous
‘One For Sorrow’ it’s an old English nursery rhyme that playfully interprets magpies (a type of bird) as signs of the future.
Ten Little Soldiers (And Then There Were None)
by Agatha Christie
‘Ten Little Soldiers’ was included in Agatha Christie’s classic mystery novel, ‘And Then There Were None.’ It iserves as an epigraph, appearing at the beginning of the book, and is connected with all ten deaths that occur on the island. It is unclear who wrote the first version of this nursery rhyme.
The North Wind Doth Blow
by Anonymous
‘The North Wind Doth Blow,’ also sometimes known as ‘The Robin,’ is a short English nursery rhyme that may date as far back as 16th century England.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
by Anonymous
‘There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly’ is a funny children’s rhyme. It describes an old lady who swallows everything from a fly to a cat to a horse.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
by Jane Taylor
Twinkle twinkle little star.
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high.
Like a diamond in the sky.
Yankee Doodle
by Anonymous
‘Yankee Doodle’ is an interesting nursery rhyme from the 1700s. It’s concerned with the actions of “Yankee Doodle” and what he does with a feather.
