鹅妈妈的童谣——残酷的歌（上）
My mother has killed me,
My father is eating me,
My brothers and sisters sit under the table,
Picking up my bones,
And they bury them under the cold marble stones.
Who killed Cock Robin?
I, said the Sparrow,
With my bow and arrow,
I killed Cock Robin.
谁杀死了知更鸟？
我，燕子说，
用我的弓和箭，
我杀了知更鸟。
Who saw him die?
I, said the Fly,
With my little eye,
I saw him die.
谁看见他的死？
我，苍蝇说，
用我小小的眼睛，
我看见他的死。
Who caught his blood?
I, said the Fish,
With my little dish,
I caught his blood.
谁取走了他的血？
我，鱼说，
用我小小的碟子，
我取走了他的血。
Who'll make his shroud?
I, said the Bettle,
With my thread and needle,
I'll make the shroud.
谁来为他制丧衣？
我，甲虫说，
用我的线和针，
我来为他制丧衣。
Who'll dig his grave?
I, said the Owl,
With my pick and shovel,
I'll dig his grave.
谁来为他掘墓？
我，猫头鹰说，
用我的锄和铲
我来为他掘墓。
Who'll be the parson?
I, said the Rook,
With my little book,
I'll be the parson.
谁来为他布道？
我，乌鸦说，
用我小小的册子，
我来为他布道。
Who'll be the clerk?
I, said the Lark,
If it's not in the dark,
I'll be the clerk.
谁来为他记史?
我，云雀说，
如果不是在黑暗中，
我来为他记史。
Who'll carry the link?
I, said the Linnet,
I'll fetch it in a minute,
I'll carry the link.
谁来秉持火把？
我，红雀说，
我马上就把它拿来，
我来秉持火把。
Who'll be the chief mourner?
I, said the Dove,
I mourn for my love,
I'll be chief mourner.
谁来充当丧主？
我，鸽子说，
我来悼念我的爱人，
我来充当丧主。
Who'll carry the coffin?
I, said the Kite,
If it's not through the night,
I'll carry the coffin.
谁来运载棺材？
我，鸢说。
如果不用穿过夜晚，
我将运载棺材。
Who'll bear the pall?
We, said the Wren,
Both the cock and the hen,
We'll bear the pall.
谁来拉上棺罩？
我们，鹪鹩说，
夫妇俩一起，
我们来拉上棺罩。
Who'll sing a psalm?
I, said the Thrush,
As she sat on a bush,
I'll sing a psalm.
谁来吟唱圣歌？
我，歌鸫说，
她坐在灌木上，
我来吟唱圣歌。
Who'll toll the bell?
I, said the Bull,
Because I can pull,
I'll toll the bell.
谁来鸣响丧钟？
我，牛说，
因为我能够拉，
我来鸣响丧钟。
All the birds of the air
Fell a-sighing and a-sobbing,
When they heard the bell toll
For poor Cock Robin.
空中所有的鸟
叹息并且悲哀
当他们听到丧钟响起
为了可怜的知更鸟。
备注： 收录于《谁杀了知更鸟》
嗯，继续，我发现了《谁杀死了知更鸟》的完整版，最后还要添加几行如下：
NOTICE
To all it concerns,
This notice apprises,
The Sparrow's for trial,
At next bird assizes.
启事
所有有关者，
这则启事通知，
麻雀将受审判，
在下一次鸟类审判中。
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When a good King Arthur rule this land
When good King Arthur ruled this land,
He was a goodly king;
He stole three pecks of barley-meal
To make a bag-pudding.
当亚瑟王治理这片土地的时候
他是一位优秀的王
他偷了三佩克大麦
为了做一个大布丁
A bag-pudding the king did make,
And stuffed it well with plums;
And in it put great lumps of fat,
As big as my two thumbs.
王做的大布丁
塞满了李子干
还放进了一块大奶油
像我的两个拇指那么大
The king and queen did eat thereof,
And noblemen beside;
And what they could not eat that night,
The queen next morning fried.
Solomon Grundy,
Born on a Monday,
Christened on Tuesday,
Married on Wednesday,
Took ill on Thursday,
Worse on Friday,
Died on Saturday,
Buried on Sunday.
This is the end
Of Solomon Grundy.
On looking up, on looking down,
She saw a dead man on the ground;
And from his nose unto his chin,
The worms crawled out,
the worms crawled in.
上看，下看，
她看见地上躺着一个死人；
从他的鼻子到下巴，
蛆们爬出，
蛆们蠕进。
Then she unto the parson said,
Shall I be so when I am dead?
O yes!
O yes, the parson said,
You will be so when you are dead.
然后她对牧师说，
我死后会变成这样吗？
噢，是的！
噢，是的，牧师说道，
你死后就会变成这样。
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There was a man, a very untidy man
There was a man,
a very untidy man,
Whose fingers could nowhere
be found to put in his tomb.
He had rolled his head far underneath the bed;
He had left his legs
and arms lying all over the room.
There was a crooked man,
and he walked a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence
against a crooked stile;
He bought a crooked cat,
which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together in a little crooked house.
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool ?
Yes, sir, yes, sir,
Three bags full;
One for the master,
And one for the dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.
Sing a song of sixpence,
A pocket full of rye;
Four and twenty blackbirds,
Baked in a pie.
唱一首六便士的歌，
慢慢一袋的黑麦；
24只黑鸫
烤在派中
When the pie was opened,
The birds began to sing;
Was not that a dainty dish,
To set before the king ?
当派被打开，
鸟儿们开始歌唱；
这是多么美味的菜肴，
来摆放在国王面前。
The king was in his counting-house,
Counting out his money;
The queen was in the parlour,
Eating bread and honey.
国王在他的金库里，
清点他的财富；
皇后在大厅里，
吃着面包和蜂蜜。
The maid was in the garden,
Hanging out the clothes,
There came a little blackbird,
And snapped off her nose.
女仆在花园里，
晾着刚洗的衣服，
来了只小黑鸫，
突然啄下她的鼻子。
备注： 出自《God Child vol.2》-《Bloodberry jam》
这首童谣大约是17世纪中叶在民间出现，但在更早些时候似乎就有了迹象，在莎士比亚的《第12夜》中有这样的一句话：Come on, there is sixpence for you; let's have a song. 1614年，在包蒙(Beaumont 1584-1616)和佛勒契(John Fletcher 1579-1625)合作的一部作品中有这样的一句：Whoa, here's a stir now! Sing a song of sixpence!
在这首童谣中，皇帝指的是英国都铎王朝的第二代国王亨利八世（HenryⅧ,1509-1547），他的残暴乖戾在历代君主中是很突出的，拥有6位妻子并处决了2位而闻名。童谣中的女王指的是凯瑟琳（Catherine of Aragon），她是西班牙阿拉贡国王斐迪南二世的女儿，曾经是亨利七世的妻子，亨利八世的第一任妻子，但是由于她没有为亨利生下皇子，渐渐导致亨利对她的冷淡，但又由于教会的原因使之迟迟不能废后。“皇后在大厅里吃着面包和蜂蜜”这句算是影射了当时凯瑟琳被冷落的情形吧。在那时亨利看中了安妮·博林（Anne Boleyn, 1507?--1516），她是托马斯·博林爵士和伊丽莎白·霍华德郡主的小女儿，也就是他的第2任妻子--童谣中的那个侍女。然而她也没有为亨利生下儿子，又由于她天生的生理缺陷和一些政治因素，安妮被控告与5个男人通奸，其中包括与她的亲兄弟乔治?伯林通奸——乱伦的罪行被关进伦敦塔，随后于1536年5月19日被处决，成为第一个被处决的王后。这也就是“来了只小黑鸫，突然啄下她的鼻子”的来历吧。童谣中的“派”和“24只黑鸫”分别是指格拉斯顿堡的管理人，和他所赠送给亨利八世的圣诞礼物。作者: susayoko 时间: 2013-3-15 02:59
鹅妈妈的童谣——残酷的歌（中）
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There was an old man
There was an old man
And he had a calf
And that's half
从前有个老人
他养了一头小牛
现在说到一半
He took him out of the stall
And put his on the wall
And that's all
Georgie Porgie,
pudding and pie,
Kissed the girls and made them cry;
When the boys came out to play,
Georgie Porgie ran away.
乔治·珀治
布丁和派
亲吻女孩惹她们哭
男孩们出来玩耍时
乔治·珀治就跑了
备注： 出自《God Child vol.2》-《Bloodyberry Jam》
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Simple Simon
Simple Simon met a pieman
Going to the fair;
Says Simple Simon to the pieman,
"Let me taste your ware."
无知的西蒙遇见一个卖派的商人
正要赶往集市；
无知的西蒙对卖派的商人说：
“让我尝尝你的东西。 ”
Says the pieman to Simple Simon,
"Show me first your penny."
Says Simple Simon to the pieman,
"Indeed I have not any."
商人对无知的西蒙说：
“先让我看看你的便士吧。”
无知的西蒙对商人说：
“其实我身无分文。”
He went to catch a dickey bird,
And thought he could not fail,
Because he'd got a little salt,
To put upon his tail.
他去抓小鸟，
并认为自己不会失败，
因为他有一把盐，
撒在它的尾巴上。
He went to take a bird's nest,
Was built upon a bough;
The branch gave way and Simon fell
Into a dirty slough.
他去取小鸟的窝，
那个筑在一根大树枝上的鸟窝；
树枝断了西蒙掉下来
落在肮脏的泥沼里。
He went to shoot a wild duck,
But wild duck flew away;
Say Simon, I can't hit him,
Because he will not stay.
他去打野鸭，
但是野鸭飞走了；
西蒙说，我打不中它，
因为他不呆在那里。
Simple Simon went a-fishing,
For to catch a whale;
All the water he had got
Was in his mother's pail.
无知的西蒙去钓鱼，
想要钓一条鲸鱼；
然而他所拥有的水
都在妈妈的水桶里。
Simple Simon went a-hunting,
For to catch a hare;
He rode an ass about the streets,
But couldn't find one there.
无知的西蒙去打猎，
想要打中一只野兔；
他骑着驴穿过街道，
那里找不到一只野兔。
He went for to eat honey,
Out of the mustard pot;
He bit his tongue until he cried,
That was all the good he got.
他去吃蜂蜜，
从一只餐桌上的芥末罐子；
他咬着自己的舌头直到哭出来，
这就是他吃到的全部。
He went to ride a spotted cow
That had a little calf;
She threw him down upon the ground,
Which made the people laugh.
他去骑头花斑牛
可母牛还有头小牛；
母牛甩他在地上，
惹的人们笑哈哈。
Once Simon made a great snowball,
And brought it in to roast;
He laid it down before the fire,
And soon the ball was lost.
一次西蒙做了个大雪球，
把它带回来烤一烤；
把它放在火前面，
雪球一会儿不见了。
He went to slide upon the ice
Before the ice would bear;
Then he plunged in above his knees,
Which made poor Simon stare.
他到冰上去滑冰
在冰还能支撑前；
接着他陷入水中直到膝盖，
可怜的西蒙睁大了眼。
He washed himself with blacking ball,
Because he had no soap;
Then said unto his mother,
"I'm a beauty now, I hope."
他用黑色的鞋油来洗澡，
因为他没有肥皂；
然后他对妈妈说：
“我现在很漂亮，我希望。”
Simple Simon went to look
If plums grew on a thistle;
He pricked his fingers very much,
Which made poor Simon whistle.
无知的西蒙去看看
李子是不是长在蓟上；
手被刺伤了好几次，
可怜的西蒙唿哨着。
He went for water in a sieve,
But soon it all ran through.
And now poor Simple Simon
Bids you all adieu.
他用筛网取水，
但是水很快就漏光了。
可怜而又无知的西蒙啊
永远地再见了
备注： 出自《God Child vol.8》-《Godless》
最后一章的最后一句"Bids you all adieu"因该就是出自这首童谣吧。"Bids you all adieu"可以理解为“永别”的意思。“bid"是在这里是“吩咐，告诉”的意思。"adieu"是从法语衍生而来的。"adieu"是“再见，辞别”的意思。从中古英语"adew"变化而来，这个词又是从古代法语"adieu"(à + dieu)来的，意义为“献身于神”，"dieu"是“神”的意思。综合起来看，就可以理解为“永别”的意思了。哎……也就是说该隐的故事再也不会有了，那是最终的了。他带着优雅的微笑，Bids you all adieu.
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Ten little nigger boys went out to dine
Ten little nigger boys went out to dine;
One choked his little self, and then there were nine.
Nine little nigger boys sat up very late;
One overslept himself, and then there were eight.
Eight little nigger boys travelling in Devon;
One said he'd stay there, and then there were seven.
Seven little nigger boys chopping up sticks;
One chopped himself in half, and then there were six.
Six little nigger boys playing with a hive;
A bumble-bee stung one, and then there were five.
Five little nigger boys going in for law;
One got in chancery, and then there were four.
Four little nigger boys going out to sea;
A red herring swallowed one, and then there were three.
Three little nigger boys walking in the Zoo;
A big bear bugged one, and then there were two.
Two little nigger boys sitting in the sun;
One got frizzled up, and then there was one.
One little nigger boy living all alone;
He got married, and then there were none.
Three blind mice! See how they run!
They all ran after the farmer's wife,
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife.
Did you ever see such a thing in your life
As three blind mice?
All around the mulberry bush,
The monkey chased the weasel.
The monkey thought ’t was all in fun.
Pop! goes the weasel.
围绕着桑树丛，
猴子追赶着黄鼠狼。
猴子认为这只是玩笑。
砰！责任被推托。
A penney for a spool of thread,
A penney for a needle.
That’s the way the money goes.
Pop! goes the weasel.
一盆尼买了线轴，
一盆尼买了针。
这就是钱如何花完。
砰！责任被推托。
Up and down the City Road,
In and out of the Eagle,
That’s the way the money goes.
Pop! goes the weasel.
沿着城市的街道来往，
在大楼中进出，
这就是钱如何被花完。
砰！责任被推托。
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As I was going to St. Ives
As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives.
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits.
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were going to St. Ives?
Georgie Porgie,
pudding and pie,
Kissed the girls and made them cry;
When the boys came out to play,
Georgie Porgie ran away.
乔治·珀治
布丁和派
亲吻女孩惹她们哭
男孩们出来玩耍时
乔治·珀治就跑了
备注： 出自《God Child vol.2》-《Bloodyberry Jam》
16
Simple Simon
Simple Simon met a pieman
Going to the fair;
Says Simple Simon to the pieman,
"Let me taste your ware."
无知的西蒙遇见一个卖派的商人
正要赶往集市；
无知的西蒙对卖派的商人说：
“让我尝尝你的东西。 ”
Says the pieman to Simple Simon,
"Show me first your penny."
Says Simple Simon to the pieman,
"Indeed I have not any."
商人对无知的西蒙说：
“先让我看看你的便士吧。”
无知的西蒙对商人说：
“其实我身无分文。”
He went to catch a dickey bird,
And thought he could not fail,
Because he'd got a little salt,
To put upon his tail.
他去抓小鸟，
并认为自己不会失败，
因为他有一把盐，
撒在它的尾巴上。
He went to take a bird's nest,
Was built upon a bough;
The branch gave way and Simon fell
Into a dirty slough.
他去取小鸟的窝，
那个筑在一根大树枝上的鸟窝；
树枝断了西蒙掉下来
落在肮脏的泥沼里。
He went to shoot a wild duck,
But wild duck flew away;
Say Simon, I can't hit him,
Because he will not stay.
他去打野鸭，
但是野鸭飞走了；
西蒙说，我打不中它，
因为他不呆在那里。
Simple Simon went a-fishing,
For to catch a whale;
All the water he had got
Was in his mother's pail.
无知的西蒙去钓鱼，
想要钓一条鲸鱼；
然而他所拥有的水
都在妈妈的水桶里。
Simple Simon went a-hunting,
For to catch a hare;
He rode an ass about the streets,
But couldn't find one there.
无知的西蒙去打猎，
想要打中一只野兔；
他骑着驴穿过街道，
那里找不到一只野兔。
He went for to eat honey,
Out of the mustard pot;
He bit his tongue until he cried,
That was all the good he got.
他去吃蜂蜜，
从一只餐桌上的芥末罐子；
他咬着自己的舌头直到哭出来，
这就是他吃到的全部。
He went to ride a spotted cow
That had a little calf;
She threw him down upon the ground,
Which made the people laugh.
他去骑头花斑牛
可母牛还有头小牛；
母牛甩他在地上，
惹的人们笑哈哈。
Once Simon made a great snowball,
And brought it in to roast;
He laid it down before the fire,
And soon the ball was lost.
一次西蒙做了个大雪球，
把它带回来烤一烤；
把它放在火前面，
雪球一会儿不见了。
He went to slide upon the ice
Before the ice would bear;
Then he plunged in above his knees,
Which made poor Simon stare.
他到冰上去滑冰
在冰还能支撑前；
接着他陷入水中直到膝盖，
可怜的西蒙睁大了眼。
He washed himself with blacking ball,
Because he had no soap;
Then said unto his mother,
"I'm a beauty now, I hope."
他用黑色的鞋油来洗澡，
因为他没有肥皂；
然后他对妈妈说：
“我现在很漂亮，我希望。”
Simple Simon went to look
If plums grew on a thistle;
He pricked his fingers very much,
Which made poor Simon whistle.
无知的西蒙去看看
李子是不是长在蓟上；
手被刺伤了好几次，
可怜的西蒙唿哨着。
He went for water in a sieve,
But soon it all ran through.
And now poor Simple Simon
Bids you all adieu.
他用筛网取水，
但是水很快就漏光了。
可怜而又无知的西蒙啊
永远地再见了
备注： 出自《God Child vol.8》-《Godless》
最后一章的最后一句"Bids you all adieu"因该就是出自这首童谣吧。"Bids you all adieu"可以理解为“永别”的意思。“bid"是在这里是“吩咐，告诉”的意思。"adieu"是从法语衍生而来的。"adieu"是“再见，辞别”的意思。从中古英语"adew"变化而来，这个词又是从古代法语"adieu"(à + dieu)来的，意义为“献身于神”，"dieu"是“神”的意思。综合起来看，就可以理解为“永别”的意思了。哎……也就是说该隐的故事再也不会有了，那是最终的了。他带着优雅的微笑，Bids you all adieu.
17
Ten little nigger boys went out to dine
Ten little nigger boys went out to dine;
One choked his little self, and then there were nine.
Nine little nigger boys sat up very late;
One overslept himself, and then there were eight.
Eight little nigger boys travelling in Devon;
One said he'd stay there, and then there were seven.
Seven little nigger boys chopping up sticks;
One chopped himself in half, and then there were six.
Six little nigger boys playing with a hive;
A bumble-bee stung one, and then there were five.
Five little nigger boys going in for law;
One got in chancery, and then there were four.
Four little nigger boys going out to sea;
A red herring swallowed one, and then there were three.
Three little nigger boys walking in the Zoo;
A big bear bugged one, and then there were two.
Two little nigger boys sitting in the sun;
One got frizzled up, and then there was one.
One little nigger boy living all alone;
He got married, and then there were none.
Three blind mice! See how they run!
They all ran after the farmer's wife,
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife.
Did you ever see such a thing in your life
As three blind mice?
All around the mulberry bush,
The monkey chased the weasel.
The monkey thought ’t was all in fun.
Pop! goes the weasel.
围绕着桑树丛，
猴子追赶着黄鼠狼。
猴子认为这只是玩笑。
砰！责任被推托。
A penney for a spool of thread,
A penney for a needle.
That’s the way the money goes.
Pop! goes the weasel.
一盆尼买了线轴，
一盆尼买了针。
这就是钱如何花完。
砰！责任被推托。
Up and down the City Road,
In and out of the Eagle,
That’s the way the money goes.
Pop! goes the weasel.
沿着城市的街道来往，
在大楼中进出，
这就是钱如何被花完。
砰！责任被推托。
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As I was going to St. Ives
As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives.
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits.
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were going to St. Ives?
Boys and girls, come out to play.
The moon doth shine as bright as day!
Leaves your supper and leave your sleep,
And come with your playfellows into the street.
Come with a whistle,
Come with a call,
Come with a good will, or not at all.
Variant form:
Boys and girls, come out to play.
The moon doth shine as bright as day!
Leaves your supper and leave your sleep,
And come with your playfellows into the street.
Come with a whoop, come with a call,
Come with a good will, or not at all.
Up the ladder and down the wall,
A half-penny loaf will serve us all;
You find the milk, and I’ll find the flour,
And we’ll have a pudding in half an hour.
Butterfly, butterfly,
Whence do you come?
I know not, I ask not,
Nor ever had a home.
Butterfly, butterfly,
Where do you go?
Where the sun shines,
And where the buds grow.
Barber, barber, shave a pig!
How many hairs to make a wig?
Four and twenty, that’s enough!
Give the barber a pinch of snuff.
剃头匠，剃头匠，给猪刮毛！
要多少毛发做头假发？
二十四，那就够了！
给剃头匠一撮鼻烟。
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A cat came fiddling out of a barn
A cat came fiddling out of a barn,
With a pair of bagpipes under her arm.
She could sing nothing but fiddle dee dee,
The mouse has married the bumblebee.
Pipe, cat; dance, mouse;
We’ll have a wedding at our good house.
Come to the window,
My baby, with me,
And look at the stars
That shine on the sea!
There are two little stars
That play bo-peep
With two little fish
Far down in the deep;
And two little frogs
Cry "Neap, neap, neap;"
I see a dear baby
That should be asleep.
Curly Locks, Curly Locks,
Will you be mine?
You shall not wash dishes,
Nor feed the swine,
But sit on a cushion
And sew a fine seam,
And sup upon strawberries,
Sugar, and cream.
古力·洛克斯，古力·洛克斯，
你会成为我的吗？
你不必洗碟子，
不必喂猪，
但要坐在一个垫子上
牢牢地缝合裂口，
吃一口草莓，
带着糖，和奶油。
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Cut thistles in May
Cut thistles in May,
They’ll grow in a day;
Cut them in June,
That is too soon;
Cut them in July,
Then they will die.
五月割蓟，
他们一天就长；
六月割蓟，
那会太快；
七月割蓟，
他们死亡。
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Cross Patch, draw the latch
Cross Patch, draw the latch,
Sit by the fire and spin;
Take up a cup, and drink it up,
Then call the neighbors in.
克劳斯·帕奇，画上门插销，
坐在炉子和纺车边上；
拿起一杯茶，把它喝光，
然后把邻居们叫进来。
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Dame Trot and her cat
Dame Trot and her cat
Led a peaceable life,
When they were not troubled
With other folks’ strife.
When Dame had her dinner,
Pussy would wait,
And was sure to receive
A nice piece from her plate.
Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie ’em in a knot?
Can you tie ’em in a bow?
Can you throw ’em over your shoulder
Like a continental soldier?
Do your ears hang low?
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.
Eencey Weencey spider
Climbed up the water spout;
Down came the rain
And washed poor Eencey out;
Out came the sun
And dried up all the rain;
And the Eencey Weencey spider
Climbed up the spout again.
Every lady in this land
Has twenty nails -- upon each hand
Five, and twenty on hands and feet:
All this is true without deceit.
这里的每一位女士
有二十只长指甲——在每只手上
五只，手和脚上一共二十只：
这些都是真实的。
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Father and Mother and Uncle John
Father and Mother and Uncle John
Went to market one by one.
Father fell off -- !
Mother fell off -- !
But Uncle John went on, and on,
And on,
And on,
And on,
And on,
And on ...
For want of a nail the shoe was lost,
For want of a shoe the horse was lost,
For want of a horse the rider was lost,
For want of a rider the battle was lost,
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.
Goosey, goosey, gander, Whither shall I wander?
upstairs and downstairs and in my lady’s chamber.
There I met and old man who wouldn ’t say his prayers;
I took him by the left leg, and threw him down the stairs.
