Three Blind Mice The ‘farmer’s wife’ refers to the daughter of King Henry VIII, Queen Mary I. She was a staunch Catholic whose violent persecution of Protestants earned her the nickname ‘Bloody Mary’. Three blind mice refers to the massive estates which she and her husband, King Philip of Spain, owned. The ‘three blind mice’…… Continue reading Three Blind Mice
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More Nursery Rhyme sketches
This was the first sketch for this rhyme. I don’t think there was a second.
Hey Diddle Diddle
First I Caught A Fish Alive
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, once I caught a fish alive. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Then I let it go again.
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