what's the story of the cow that jumped over the moon?

Question

where can I read about it?

Answer 1

In England's royal court, it was the custom to dub people with silly nicknames. Elizabeth I was often called “The Cat” from the way she fiddled with her Cabinet ministers as if they were mice. The cow, moon and her “lap-dog” were also characters in these court charades. The dish was Elizabeth’s serving lady and the spoon was, of course, the royal taster. When these last two secretly eloped, Elizabeth had them captured and confined to the Tower of London. Nobody fiddled with Elizabeth!

http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/library/fantasy/11/lord_of_the_rings_poems.htm

Answer 2

Hey diddle diddle the cat and the fiddle the cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed to see such a sight and the dish ran away with the spoon.

That one? It's the only one I know and I don't know who wrote it.

Answer 3

It's from a nursery rhyme:

Hey Diddle, Diddle, the cat and the fiddle
the cow jumped over the moon..
the little dog laughed to see such fun
and the dish ran away with the spoon.

You can find it in any old nursery rhyme book!

Answer 4

hey diddle diddle the cat and the fiddle and the cow jumped over the moon he jumped so high he hit the sky and he cant come back til the forth of july and the dish ran away with the spoon

Answer 5

Childrens Fairy Tale The cat and the fiddle.