Mother Goose
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Mother Goose
was created especially for
Benamin
at the age of 3
With Love From
Aunt Ann and Zachary
November 9, 2004
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The rain fell against the house on Camelback Drive. "We can't play outside; it's just too wet," sighed Ben. "It's too wet and gray for Zachary to come over." A rhyme came to mind, and this gave Ben an idea for a new game.
Rain, rain go away,
come again some other day.
For Ben and Zachary it's just too wet to play today.
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"This is fun!" Ben said. He quickly tried another rhyme.
Hey, diddle, diddle!
Ben played the fiddle.
Zachary jumped over the moon.
Ben laughed to see such a sport,
and Zachary ran away with the spoon.
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"That was pretty good," Ben said. "Here's another one."
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man.
Bake Ben a cake and a gingerbread man.
Put it in the oven, so fluffy and light,
then serve it to Ben and Zachary tonight.
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Ben laughed out loud when he thought of this one.
Ben saw an old woman who lived in a shoe.
She had so many children, she didn't know what to do.
She gave Ben some broth and some cinnamon bread,
and kissed him, hugged him, and put him to bed.
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Ben wondered what he could do with "Jack be nimble."
Ben Be Nimble, Ben be quick,
Ben jumped over the candlestick.
Ben jumped so high
he touched the sky,
and didn't get back
'til the Fourth of July.
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Ben remembered he had heard this one in school one day.
Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep
and doesn't know where to find them.
"Leave them alone,"
Ben said on the phone,
"and I'll travel close behind them."
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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.
Up Jack got and off did trot,
careful not to stray.
But there sat Jill so sad and still,
so then Ben said, "Let's play!"
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What are little girls made of?
Sugar and spice and everything nice.
That's what little girls are made of.
Ben giggled when he thought of this one.
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What are little boys made of?
Snakes and snails and puppy dog tails.
That's what little boys are made of.
Ben really giggled when he thought of this one.
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Thirty days have September, April, June, and
November.
All the rest have thirty-one,
excepting February alone;
Ben sees twenty-eight days there,
and Ben sees twenty-nine each leap year.
"This is getting too easy," said Ben. "I'll try a harder one."
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Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet
eating her curds and whey.
Before a big spider
could sit down beside her,
Ben stood bold
with a big stick to hold,
and he frightened the spider away.
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It only took a moment for Ben to come up with a new rhyme.
Humpty-Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty-Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men,
couldn't put Humpty together again.
Then along came Ben with his, tape, and his glue,
and put back the pieces as good as new.
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Hickory, dickory, dock!
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
the mouse ran down,
and followed Ben into town.
Hickory, dickory, dock!
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Ben had trouble with the next rhyme. "Try adding your name to this one," Ben said.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
Oh, well, Ben doesn't like to eat pickled peppers anyway.
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Ben thought of this clever rhyme for "Three Men in a Tub."
Rub-a-dub dub, three men in a tub.
Who do you think they could be?
The barber, the baker, and the candlestick
maker, all floating in the sea.
Zachary couldn't believe all of the fish that they retrieved,
until Ben pulled out three.
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Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
how Ben wonders where you are.
Up above Ben's world so high,
like a diamond in the sky.
Your bright and shining little spark,
makes Ben happy as a lark.
Glowing brightly near and far,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
