Nursery Rhyme Characters?

Question

Does anyone know of a nursery rhyme with a witch character in it? My sister has to dress up as a nursery rhyme character and the witch costume is all we have thought of.

Answer 1

Hinx, Minx!

Hinx, minx!
The old witch winks,
The fat begins to fry.
There's nobody at home
But jumping Joan,
Father, mother and I

Nursery Rhymes web site http://ingeb.org/songs/hinxminx.html

Answer 2

Nursery Rhyme Characters

Answer 3

http://www.rhymes.org.uk/mother-goose.htm

"The old nursery rhyme 'Cackle, cackle, Mother Goose' clearly describes to a child the various usage that a goose has to offer - but why Mother Goose? The Origins of Mother Goose and the Identity of Mother Goose gives some answers to this question! The phrase ' Mother Goose ' probably originates from the 1600's - which coincides with the era of the great witch hunts. Comparisons can be made between Mother Goose the popular conception of a witch during this period! The old illustration below of Mother Goose depicts an old crone, or witch, flying on a goose (instead of a broomstick). The first line of the Nursery Rhyme is 'Cackle, cackle, Mother Goose' - descriptions of witches generally include reference to her 'cackle'. This word originally described the noise that a goose would make. More interesting information regarding the connection between Mother Goose and the witch can be via the above link."


Cackle, Cackle, Mother Goose

Cackle, cackle, Mother Goose,
Have you any feathers loose?
Truly have I, pretty fellow,
Half enough to fill a pillow.
Here are quills, take one or two,
And down to make a bed for you.


Other nursery rhyme female characters would be:

Jill (Jack and Jill went up a hill) with her pail
Mary with her staff, out looking for her lamb
Little Miss Muffett with her tuffett and a spider
Mary (quite contrary) with her watering can and gardening tools
Jack Spratt's wife (good if you've got a "fat" costume)

Answer 4

I can't think of any nursery rhymes with witches. I have a book of 100 Nursery Rhymes and I just went through it to be sure.
How about Jill from Jack and Jill - wear a dress with white socks and black dress shoes and carry a small pail. Or, wear a white apron and hat, carry a rolling pin and she could be the baker from Pat-a-Cake Pat-a-Cake. Or the same dress with white socks and black shoes with a bowl and spoon and fake spider (sure to be plentiful in stores as Halloween approaches) and she could be Little Miss Muffet. A dog costume could be from Hey, Diddle, Diddle or Old Mother Hubbard or Oh Where Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone? A sheep could be from Mary Had a Little Lamb or Baa, Baa, Black Sheep. Look up Nursery Rhymes on line and see which ones she knows and go from there. A costume can be pretty simple and props may be what makes something simple be something special.

Answer 5

Witch Rhymes

Answer 6

Strange logic - you think of a costume, THEN you think of a nursery rhyme that has that character?

Now think logically, please... think of a nursery rhyme, maybe Old Mother Hubbard, then say, "Hey, Old Mother Hubbard is an old woman," and then say, "Hey, how about dressing as an old woman like Old Mother Hubbard?"

You could do it with Jack and Jill, Jack Spratt, or any of the others, too. Terrific if you know one with a witch - but please, you're torturing yourselves and I'm wincing in disbelief.

Answer 7

Witches and nursery rhymes don't exactly go together. One is wholesome and innocent, while the other is evil.

How about being little bo peep?

Answer 8

If you can add "Mother Goose," and "Brothers Grimm" type stories, then you should find a few samples.

The witch that Hansel and Gretel met in the dark woods, for example. Snow White's wicked queen that transformed herself into an old crone. Sleeping Beauty's evil fairy godmother.

Answer 9

So many!

Little Bo Peep
Jill (of Jack)
Any animal (Old MacDonald had a farm, you know!)
Little Bunny Foo Foo
Mary (Quite Contrary, or with a Lamb)
A blind mouse
Little Miss Muffet
Cat In the Fiddle
Peter the pumpkin eater's wife (she's kept in a pumpkin!)

Need more?

Answer 10

Humpty Dumpty. I had an staggering fall,and they placed me at the same time again,yet screws are lacking. I easily have under no circumstances been a Royalist cannon! @ LYNBOP - Any sheep going spare,or they alll going 'Baaa' !? haha.