THE LIBRARY UNIVER' NORTH C JE 230927 I Jrier Goose Mother Goose in silhouettes ENDOWEI DIALECTIC AND SOCII J E 5 1 This BOOK may be kept out TWO WEEKS ONLY, and is subject to a fine of FIVE CENTS a day thereafter. It is DUE on the DAY indicated below: v .? r AGl3'63 0£ 7 '63 DEC 6 |966. ftb 2 j age OCT 9 1966 °W*4 W Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill http://www.archive.org/details/mothergooseinsilbuff Mother Goose In Silhouettes Cut by Katharine G. Buffum Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin Company COPYRIGHT, 1907. BY HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO REPRODUCE THIS BOOK OR PARTS THEREOF IN ANY FORM Published September 1907 LIBRARY UNIV. feP NORTH CAROLINA Contents Page Little Miss Muffet 2 Jack be nimble 4 Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater 6 Jack and Jill 3 Mary, Mary, quite contrary . . . . i 2 There was an old woman tossed up in a basket I4 Little Bo-peep j6 Jack Sprat 20 Little Jack Horner 22 Sing a song of sixpence 24 This is the house that Jack built. . . 32 Contents Page There was an old woman who lived in a shoe 50 This little pig went to market . . • 52 My little wife and I fell out . . e .58 Old King Gole 60 When I was a little boy I lived by myself . 62 A little cock sparrow sat on a green tree . 64 Three wise men of Gotham . . . .66 Mary had a little lamb .... 68 Little boy blue 70 Old Mother Hubbard 72 Simple Simon 74 There was a man in our town . . . 78 Mother Goose in Silhouettes Mother Goose in Silhouettes Little Miss Muffet Sat on a tuffet, Eating her curds and whey; When along came a spider And sat down beside her, And frightened Miss Muffet away. Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick. Peter, Peter, Pumpkin-eater, Had a wife and could n 9 t keep her; Put her in a pumpkin-shell, And there he kept her very well. Jack and Jill Went up the hill To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down And broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. 10 Mary, Mary, Quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells, And cockle-shells, And pretty maids all of a row. 12 There was an old woman tossed up in a basket, Ninety times as high as the moon; And where she was going I could n't but ask it, For in her hand she carried a broom. "Old woman, old woman, old woman/' quoth I, "Whither, O whither, O whither, so high?" "To sweep the cobwebs off the sky!" "Shall I go with you?" "Aye, by- and-by." i 4 ♦ Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And does n't know where to find them. 16 Leave them alone, and they'll come home, Bringing their tails behind them. 18 Tft^^ffWlTlfTTC Jack Sprat could eat no fat, His wife could eat no lean; And so betwixt them both, you see, They licked the platter clean. 20 Tf Little Jack Horner Sat in a corner, Eating a Christmas pie; He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plum, And said, "What a good boy am I!" 22 Sing a song of sixpence A pocket full of rye ; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing: " Was n't that a dainty dish To set before a king ! " 24 The king was in the counting-house, Counting out his money; 26 The queen was in the parlor, Eating bread and honeyj j^MJA The maid was in the garden, Hanging out the clothes, When along came a blackbird And nipped off her nose. 3° «SlliJj4» **m u # ii *>i XiMJx iw iff* This is the house that Jack built. 3* This is the rat That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built 34 This is the cat That killed the rat That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. 36 This is the dog That worried the cat That killed the rat That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built 38 This is the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog That worried the cat That killed the rat That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. 40 Sk-jB3T This is the maiden all forlorn That milked the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog That worried the cat That killed the rat That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. 42 This is the man all tattered and torn That kissed the maiden all forlorn That milked the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog That worried the cat That killed the rat That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. 44 This is the priest all shaven and shorn That married the man all tattered and torn That kissed the maiden all forlorn That milked the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog That worried the cat That killed the rat That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. 4 6 Ai This is the cock that crowed in the morn That waked the priest all shaven and shorn That married the man all tattered and torn That kissed the maiden all forlorn That milked the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog That worried the cat That killed the rat That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. 4 8 There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, She had so many children she didn't know what to do. She gave them some broth without any bread; She whipped them all soundly and put them to bed. 50 This little pig went to market This little pig stayed at home. 52 AL This little pig had roast beef, This little pig had none. 54 Jrtt This little pig cried "Wee, wee, wee" all the way home. S6 My little wife and I fell out, And I'll tell you what it was all about; She had money and I had none, And that's the way the trouble begun. 58 §ro Old King Cole Was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he. He called for his pipe, And he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three. 60 When I was a little boy I lived by myself, And all the bread and cheese I got I put upon the shelf; The rats and the mice did lead me such a life, I was forced to go to London to buy me a wife. The houses were so high, and the lanes were so narrow, I could not get my wife home without a wheelbarrow j 62 The wheelbarrow broke, my wife got a fall, Down tumbled wheelbarrow, little wife, and all. 63 A little cock sparrow sat on a green tree And chirruped and chirruped, so merry was he, When along came a boy with a small bow and arrow, Determined to shoot the little cock spar- row. "That little cock sparrow will make a nice stew, And his giblets will make a nice little pie, too." 64 "Oh, no," said the sparrow, "I won't make a stew." So he flapped his wings and away he flew. 6 S Three wise men of Gotham Went to sea in a bowl; If the bowl had been stronger, My story had been longer. 66 Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was white as snow, And everywhere that Mary went The lamb was sure to go. 68 A Little boy blue, come blow your horn; The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn. 70 Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard To get her poor dog a bone; But when she got there The cupboard was bare, And so the poor dog had none. 72 Simple Simon went a-fishing For to catch a whale, 74 £ But all the water that he had Was in his mother's paih 7 6 i. There was a man in our town, And he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush And scratched out both his eyes. And when he saw his eyes were out, With all his might and main He jumped into another bush, And scratched them in again. 78 teLfiJL.