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Need help with rhymes :)
hello everybody!
Our company is going to produce some educational games for small kids, it's hard for us to choose your favorite nursery rhymes out of hundreds of them. Will you please
help us and choose the best 3 out of 10 given here. Thanks in advance
1. Baa,Baa Black Sheep
Baa, baa black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full
One for my master
One for my dame,
but none for the little boy
Who cries in the lane
2. Bat, Bat
Bat, bat
Come under my hat
And I'll give you a slice of bacon
And when I bake
I'll give you a cake
If I am not mistaken.
3. Bees
a swarm of bees in May
Is worth a load of hay
a swarm of bees in June
Is worth of silver spoon
a swarm of bees in July
Isn't worth a fly.
4. The Boy in the Barn
A little boy went into the barn,
And lay down on some hay.
An owl came out,
And flew about,
And the little boy ran away.
5. Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsey, and Bess
Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsey, and Bess
They all went together,
To seek a bird's nest;
They found a bird's nest,
With five eggs in,
They all took one ,
And left four in.
6.A Flea and a Fly
A flea and a fly
Flew up in a flue.
Said the flea, "Let us fly!"
Said the fly, "Let us flee!"
So they flew through a flap in the flue.
7. Fiddle Dee Dee
Fiddle dee dee, fiddle dee dee,
The fly has married the bumblebee.
Said the fly , said he,
"Will you marry me,
And live with me sweet bumble bee?"
Fiddle dee dee, fiddle dee dee,
The fly has married the bumblebee.
8. The Flying Pig
Dickory, dockory, dare,
The pig flew in the air;
The man in brown,
Soon brought him down,
Dickory, dockory, dare.
9. Going to St. Ives
As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives,
Every wife had seven sacks,
Every sack had seven cats,
Every cat had seven kits,
Kits , cats , sacks , and wives,
10. A, B, C
Great A, little a,
Bouncing B!
The cat's in the cupboard,
And can't see me.
And some in velvet gowns.
Our company is going to produce some educational games for small kids, it's hard for us to choose your favorite nursery rhymes out of hundreds of them. Will you please help us and choose the best 3 out of 10 given here. Thanks in advance1. Baa,Baa Black Sheep
Baa, baa black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full
One for my master
One for my dame,
but none for the little boy
Who cries in the lane
2. Bat, Bat
Bat, bat
Come under my hat
And I'll give you a slice of bacon
And when I bake
I'll give you a cake
If I am not mistaken.
3. Bees
a swarm of bees in May
Is worth a load of hay
a swarm of bees in June
Is worth of silver spoon
a swarm of bees in July
Isn't worth a fly.
4. The Boy in the Barn
A little boy went into the barn,
And lay down on some hay.
An owl came out,
And flew about,
And the little boy ran away.
5. Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsey, and Bess
Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsey, and Bess
They all went together,
To seek a bird's nest;
They found a bird's nest,
With five eggs in,
They all took one ,
And left four in.
6.A Flea and a Fly
A flea and a fly
Flew up in a flue.
Said the flea, "Let us fly!"
Said the fly, "Let us flee!"
So they flew through a flap in the flue.
7. Fiddle Dee Dee
Fiddle dee dee, fiddle dee dee,
The fly has married the bumblebee.
Said the fly , said he,
"Will you marry me,
And live with me sweet bumble bee?"
Fiddle dee dee, fiddle dee dee,
The fly has married the bumblebee.
8. The Flying Pig
Dickory, dockory, dare,
The pig flew in the air;
The man in brown,
Soon brought him down,
Dickory, dockory, dare.
9. Going to St. Ives
As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives,
Every wife had seven sacks,
Every sack had seven cats,
Every cat had seven kits,
Kits , cats , sacks , and wives,
10. A, B, C
Great A, little a,
Bouncing B!
The cat's in the cupboard,
And can't see me.
And some in velvet gowns.
Top answer
are these just typos? 9. ' 10.
- are these just typos?
- 9.
- ' 10.
- 'and some in velvet gowns' doesn't belong to this nursery rhyme, it's part of hark hark the dogs do bark (and one in a velvet gown).
- 1.
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You've got some of the words a bit wrong...are these just typos?
9. You've missed off the last line
'How many were going to St Ives?'
10. 'and some in velvet gowns' doesn't belong to this nursery rhyme, it's part of hark hark the dogs do bark (and one in a velvet gown).
1. 'and one for the little boy
who lives down the lane.'
Actually, these 3
9. You've missed off the last line
'How many were going to St Ives?'
10. 'and some in velvet gowns' doesn't belong to this nursery rhyme, it's part of hark hark the dogs do bark (and one in a velvet gown).
1. 'and one for the little boy
who lives down the lane.'
Actually, these 3
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Apart from the ones Nona has mentioned, here are a few more corrections.
3. A swarm of bees in May
Is worth a load of hay;
A swarm of bees in June
Is worth a silver spoon;
A swarm of bees in July
Is not worth a fly.
10. GREAT A, little a,
Bouncing B !
The cat's in the cupboard,
And she can't see.
3. A swarm of bees in May
Is worth a load of hay;
A swarm of bees in June
Is worth a silver spoon;
A swarm of bees in July
Is not worth a fly.
10. GREAT A, little a,
Bouncing B !
The cat's in the cupboard,
And she can't see.
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