In the nursery rhyme.
2006-11-04 10:30:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
The FLY claimed to have seen the death of C.o.c.k. Robin.
>>>Who saw him die?<<<
I, said the Fly,
with my little eye,
I saw him die.
C.o.c.k. Robin is a nursery rhyme connected with Robin Hood. The Death of C.o.c.k. Robin is frequently taken as a Robin Hood analogue but Robin Hood's death does not figure in any Robin Hood material, and there is a sense of barely controlled malice in the hyperbole. The story might as easily have been connected to the mysterious murder of William Rufus, king of England, the unpopular son of the Conqueror, found dead in the New Forest with an arrow piercing his lung.
"Who killed C.o.c.k. Robin?" has been often reprinted with illustrations, as suitable reading material for small children and was a 1935 animated Walt Disney short subject.
C.o.c.k.Robin was featured in the Fables comic series, and was killed by a fellow bird Fable, which said "C.o.c.k.Robin is dead". This is the full song :
Who killed C.o.c.k. Robin?
I, said the Sparrow,
with my bow and arrow,
I killed C.o.c.k.Robin.
Who saw him die?
I, said the Fly,
with my little eye,
I saw him die.
Who caught his blood?
I, said the Fish,
with my little dish,
I caught his blood.
Who'll make the shroud?
I, said the Beetle,
with my thread and needle,
I'll make the shroud.
Who'll dig his grave?
I, said the Owl,
with my pick and shovel,
I'll dig his grave.
Who'll be the parson?
I, said the Rook,
with my little book,
I'll be the parson.
Who'll be the clerk?
I, said the Lark,
if it's not in the dark,
I'll be the clerk.
Who'll carry the link?
I, said the Linnet,
I'll fetch it in a minute,
I'll carry the link.
Who'll be chief mourner?
I, said the Dove,
I mourn for my love,
I'll be chief mourner.
Who'll carry the coffin?
I, said the Kite,
if it's not through the night,
I'll carry the coffin.
Who'll bear the pall?
We, said the Wren,
both the c.o.c.k.and the hen,
We'll bear the pall.
Who'll sing a psalm?
I, said the Thrush,
as she sat on a bush,
I'll sing a psalm.
Who'll toll the bell?
I said the bull,
because I can pull,
I'll toll the bell.
All the birds of the air
fell a-sighing and a-sobbing,
when they heard the bell toll
for poor C.o.c.k. Robin.
While the cruel C.o.c.k. Sparrow,
The cause of their grief,
Was hung on a gibbet
Next day, like a thief.♥
2006-11-04 19:47:36 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"I" said the fly
"with my little eye, I saw him Die"
2006-11-04 21:11:40 · answer #2 · answered by Matt Z 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋