do you believe that nursey rhymes were based on real things or do you think they are all made up?

Answer 1

Some of them were based on real things! 'Ring a ring a rosy' for example was based on the black plague. 'London bridge is falling down' is about the fires of london. 'wee willie winkie' i think is about a kidnapper or pedophile or something, but don't quote me on that one. some are just made up, some are riddles.

Answer 2

Many of them were actually made up during a war. Like London Bridge Is Falling Down. Of course after decades and centuries of the same thing over and over again, the story changes, and now a days, those are just nursey rhymes. Also, that depends on which nursery rhyme your talking about. Most of them though, portrey something that happens in real life, in kid terms...

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Answer 3

Many times they are based on real things or events, for example: Ring around the Rosie a pocket full of poesy's. This Nursery rhyme actually refers to the red pustules that would form on a person's skin who is suffering the effects of the bubonic plague.

Answer 4

Both

Answer 5

I think all but the one about the cow jumping over the moon were just made up...that one is definitely real... ; )~

Answer 6

Most of them I think were made up

Answer 7

i think that they were based on real things

Answer 8

made up

Answer 9

both

Answer 10

both