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Mother Goose rhymes

  1. The brief, traditional, anonymous verses , or nursery rhymes, learned by children in the English-speaking world. Among the best-known Mother Goose rhymes are “ Humpty Dumpty ,” “ Jack and Jill ,” “ Little Miss Muffet ,” and “ Old King Cole .”


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The old Mother Goose rhymes are excellent examples of stories full of action, and, as a result, of interest.

Little Mildred is walking and talking and singing little tunes and saying Mother Goose rhymes.

They can now rattle off scientific truths about their little digestions as fluently as Mother Goose rhymes.

But you should have seen Pansy speak some Mother Goose rhymes.

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