Who is Mother Goose and What was She Thinking?

Have you ever wondered why nursery rhymes have such horrible endings? Joe and I were online one night trying to figure out the words of some nursery rhymes. They seem so innocent but when you start to say them to your baby you wonder if you really should. Maybe it's ok until they really understand what the nursery rhyme says. They don't leave a very nice image in your mind when you read them. Here are some well know nursery rhymes with not so great endings...

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. 

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.

Jerry Hall was so small, 

a rat could eat him, hat and all!!

There was an old woman who live in a shoe.

She had so many children she didn't know what to do.

She gave them some broth without any bread.

She whipped them all soundly and put them to bed. 

Three blind mice. See how they run!

They all ran after the farmers wife,

Who cut off their tails with a carving knife.

Did you ever see such a thing in your life

As three blind mice?

There are some others that were even worse, but too long to type here. Check out www.mothergoose.com for the words to some of your favorites and even some lesser known nursery rhymes (probably good that they stay lesser known!).