Old Mother Goose,
When she wanted to wander,
Would ride through the air
On a very fine gander.
- Jack's mother came in,
- And caught the goose soon,
- And mounting its back,
- Flew up to the moon.
Today is Mother Goose Day, a holiday created in 1987 (according to the Mother Goose Society). This is the day to appreciate nursery rhymes and stories.
Who is this Mother Goose? It appears to be a term coined around the 1650's to represent poems like Jack Spat and stories like Mother Hubbard. The term does not represent any one author.
John Newberry promoted Mother Goose as a writer of children's rhymes when he adopted her name for a collection of traditional rhymes around 1765. However, the Mother Goose stories and rhymes are from a variety of sources and passed down in folklore fashion.
What is your favorite of these rhymes?
Who is this Mother Goose? It appears to be a term coined around the 1650's to represent poems like Jack Spat and stories like Mother Hubbard. The term does not represent any one author.
John Newberry promoted Mother Goose as a writer of children's rhymes when he adopted her name for a collection of traditional rhymes around 1765. However, the Mother Goose stories and rhymes are from a variety of sources and passed down in folklore fashion.
What is your favorite of these rhymes?
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