Our generation of kids never asked questions about these Nursery Rhymes. No doubts at all. If the teacher said 'Mary had a little Lamb' then she had one. I had never seen an actual Lamb in my life till I came to UK.
My sudden interest in Nursery rhymes and the reason to blog came after I received a mail from my sister. She is the one with twins aged 3.5years. I receive regular updates from her about their antics. The recent one was quite thought provoking.
It was a nursery rhyme singing session. And this is how it went.
Sis: Jack and Jill went up the Hill.
A(Boy): Why?
Sis: To fetch a pail of water.
B (Girl): Why Mama? They don't have water in the house? what's a pail?
Sis: Um, this is a song. Lets sing it?
A (almost screaming): Nooooo, don't say that.
B: Mama, lets watch Dora.
Sis: Ok, I give up.
They are so perceptive and so practical. Who needs a pail anymore? We have water coming in our homes
These Nursery Rhymes are so antiquated and totally not in tune with today's fast technological growth. A child starts using a computer at the age of 3 and we are still stuck teaching him rhymes written centuries ago. Kids now need new nursery rhymes...mainly I guess talking about technology and computers.
Something which goes like this
Twitter Twitter your'e so cool
You're so great, what a tool!!
Twitter Twitter your'e so cool
You're so great, what a tool!!
My friends know each minute what I do.
They put funny messages, which makes me go Yahoo!!
P.S: This site will give you a history and origins of Nursery Rhymes.
This is a recycled post :) one which got tucked away....
This is a recycled post :) one which got tucked away....
Speaking of nursery rhymes, here is an interesting titbit for you:
Did you know, Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon or a toph. It used to be there in the city of Colchester in UK. It was a very powerful cannon. But during one battle, it fell from the wall and was broken. People could not repair it.
Hence:
"Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall" (The cannon named Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall and it fell down during the battle).
"All the kings horses, and all the kings men, could not put humpty dumpty together again" (The king's soldiers with their horses tried to repair it but could not do so).
Howz that! Fascinating isn't it?