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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1982
Page
9
A feature questions whether the traditional Mother Goose remains beloved. Libraries, bookstores, parents, and children confirm ongoing popularity with new titles published yearly. The piece also weighs legends about Mother Goose’s origins and possible connections to Charlemagne, Bertha Goose Foot, or Elizabeth Van Goose.
The verse recounts a riddle about the little boy from the nursery rhyme The Little Boy Blue. It notes the boy who tends the sheep is hidden under a haystack asleep, and questions whether he should be awakened. The piece frames the author as potentially nonexistent.
Many nursery rhymes originated as adult songs or poems about real people. They were rewritten over time to suit children and handed down orally. Do you have any favorites to share for your family?
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