One of Olivia's favorite nursery rhymes is Humpty Dumpty. I've questioned when Humpty turned into an egg, because it doesn't say so in the rhyme. I found this today:
The Myth: Humpty Dumpty was a giant egg.
The Facts: Humpty Dumpty was actually the nickname for a large cannon on the wall of St. Mary’s Church in Colchester, England. During the English Civil War (1642–1649), a shot from an enemy cannon damaged the church wall, causing Humpty Dumpty to fall to the ground. Royal sympathizers (“all the king’s men”) tried to perch Humpty Dumpty on another part of the wall. But since the cannon was so heavy, “all the king’s horses and all the king’s men” couldn’t get Humpty back atop the wall.
This was courtesy of Page-A-Day Calanders found at www.pageaday.com.
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you have crushed me, mark! don't mess up a cute rhyme. now my imagination is shattered lol mom
remind me to crush the myth about "Lord willing and the creek don't rise" sometime... very interesting
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