Humpty Dumpty was broken into pieces, Jack fell off the hill, Rock-a-bye-baby (contains a part where the baby falls down with the cradle and all!!)
2006-08-23 10:08:05 · 13 answers · asked by carpenoctrum 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Yeah, I too discussed it with my husband..a lot of them..I do not know..may be the earlier generation added them for a twist at the end, but not positive..Time for new rhymes...Let all the moms' creativity bloom into new rhymes and songs with hope and positive things for the new generation!
2006-08-23 10:13:26 · answer #1 · answered by Newme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I shall suggest a video i dont know wether it helped you or not, but if you dare go and check it Go to youtube, Type Nursery rhymes are scary Then, Keep looking until you find the video which was uploaded BUZZFEED check the video i am sure you guys will freak out, and the rhymes and stories were scary to scare children, but the truth go to google and search Nursery Rhymes's Secret Histories.
2016-03-27 02:49:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are some good ones:
Jack and Jill went up the hill,
To fetch a pail of water,
They were taken in to care,
And the parents jailed for child slavery.
Or how about the three little pigs formed a support group so that the wolf could work through it's anti-social behavioual problems.
Don't quite have the same effect, do they?
2006-08-23 10:50:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of these were written a long time ago before people felt the need to be sensitive to children's etmotional needs..there are re-dos of certain rhymes, even "Now I lay me down to sleep" has had some words changed, "Rock a bye baby now ends "and mama will catch (baby's name) cradle and all..
2006-08-23 10:13:51 · answer #4 · answered by Selena D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nursery rhymes have been cleaned up over the years... You should get the out dated versions of them if you think they contain scary lyrics now.
2006-08-23 10:15:48 · answer #5 · answered by маұа 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well back a long time ago, it was illegal to disagree with the king and other members of the noble family. So people would make up nursury rhymes that dissagree or say bad things about the king without directly saying it. I think that explains some of your question.
2006-08-23 10:14:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cause nursery rhymes are stupid. Send your child to a nursery that will develop lifes skills and train his memory in more productive ways. Let's face it...nursery rhymes have no meaning and will benefit your child in no way whatsoever.
2006-08-23 10:51:23 · answer #7 · answered by Coleen W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To teach a lesson of morality to the children. You have to remember that these nursery rhymes were written hundreds of years ago when they weren't concerned with child psychology.
2006-08-23 10:14:29 · answer #8 · answered by M N 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most nursery rhymes were from the old days and were based on happenings of that day....such as ring a ring a roses....the attisho all fall down was the symptoms of the black plague ...
2006-08-23 10:15:41 · answer #9 · answered by she wolf. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't forget London Bridge and Ring around the Rosie!
Good question
2006-08-23 10:13:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋