Nursery rhymes were originally little satires on news stories and scandals of the day. Is there a book that tries to decipher them? Mary Mary quite contrary- Baa Baa black sheep etc.
2007-02-13 07:31:52 · 6 answers · asked by poppy vox 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Little Miss Muffet was a small girl whose name was Patience Muffet. Her stepfather, Dr. Muffet (1553-1604) was a famous entomologist who wrote the first scientific catalogue of British Insects. Whilst eating her breakfast of curds and whey Little Miss Muffet was frightened by one of his spiders and ran away! This particular Nursery Rhyme of Little Miss Muffet reputedly dates back to the late 16th century as indicated by the birth date of Dr Muffet! Unlikely story about Patience Muffet!
2007-02-13 07:37:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 113⤊ 10⤋
Story of the Little Miss Muffet Rhyme
Little Miss Muffet was a small girl whose name was Patience Muffet. Her stepfather, Dr. Muffet (1553-1604) was a famous entomologist who wrote the first scientific catalogue of British Insects. Whilst eating her breakfast of curds and whey Little Miss Muffet was frightened by one of his spiders and ran away! This particular Nursery Rhyme of Little Miss Muffet reputedly dates back to the late 16th century as indicated by the birth date of Dr Muffet! Unlikely story about Patience Muffet!
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2007-02-13 08:08:03 · answer #2 · answered by aidan402 6 · 64⤊ 6⤋
A small girl named Patience Muffet.
Whilst eating her breakfast of curds and whey Little Miss Muffet was frightened by one of her fathers spiders (he was an entomologist) and ran away.
2007-02-13 07:41:44 · answer #3 · answered by Patch G 3 · 50⤊ 5⤋
She was the next door neighbour of Little Bo Peep,they were both issued with ASBOs for leaving tuffets, dead spiders,plates of curds and whey and unruly sheep running all over the place.
2007-02-13 07:43:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 20⤊ 59⤋
she was mr. amd mrs, muffet's daughter
2007-02-13 07:41:10 · answer #5 · answered by jinx 5 · 16⤊ 77⤋
she was some bird that liked curds and whey. that about as much as i know. oh yeah she hates spiders too.
2007-02-13 07:35:41 · answer #6 · answered by psychic.chris 2 · 9⤊ 88⤋