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Years and years ago when I was visiting my husband’s parents, my mother-in-law taught my song a version of Three Blind Mice that was sung in more complex language (A trio of rodents with imperfect vision). I have always remembered that song & sing it to my kids sometimes. I thought it would be fun to do the same things to several other common nursery rhymes and children’s songs. So, I created this list of complex nursery rhymes.Â
Here is the one I learned for Three Blind Mice:
A trio of rodents with imperfect vision.
A trio of rodents with imperfect vision.
Observe their manner of fleeing.
Observe their manner of fleeing.
They all pursued the agriculturist’s spouse,
She amputated their appendages with a well honed instrument.
Have you ever observed such a spectacle in your existence.
As a trio of rodents with imperfect vision.
Along with Three Blind Mice, I wrote 9 other Complex Nursery Rhymes. My kids and I have been having fun trying to stump their dad and their friends with these complex nursery rhymes. I think they are pretty great!
The included complex nursery rhymes are:
- Â Three Blind Mice
- The Itsy-Bitsy Spider
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Twinkle Little Star
- Roses are Red
- Hush Little Baby
- Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
- Old King Cole
- London Bridge
I made a free printable that you can use in your homeschool or classroom. Give the students the complex nursery rhymes to solve. They may need to use a dictionary to help them solve it. Also, see if they can write their own complex nursery rhymes. A thesaurus comes in handy for this part. Â This is a great assignment to practice dictionary and thesaurus skills!
Rach D says
Uh, that spouse/wife/mouse must have had some issues to chop those appendages off! LOL…anyway, yes I have always enjoyed a good nursery rhyme 🙂
Thanks for sharing, found you on the link up!
Rachael @ Diamonds in the Rough
Lynn says
This is hilariously awesome! Thank you so much 🙂
Rayal says
This is how I learned it.
A trio of rodents with defective vision
A trio of rodents with defective vision
Observe how they perambulate
Observe how they perambulate
Together they molested the agriculturalists spouse,
She amputated their dorsal appendage with a culinary utensil
Have you ever observed such an occurrence in all your born days
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A trio of rodents with defective vision.
Connecticut in the 50s.