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THE REAL MOTHER GOOSE (Selected Rhymes)
Illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright
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THE OLD WOMAN
UNDER A HILL

There was an old woman
Lived under a hill;
And if she's not gone,
She lives there still.

Illustration for the nursery rhyme, The Old Woman Under a Hill, by Blanche Fisher Wright - from The Real Mother Goose


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.


THREE CHILDREN ON THE ICE

Three children sliding on the ice
Upon a summer's day,
As it fell out, they all fell in,
The rest they ran away.

Oh, had these children been at school,
Or sliding on dry ground,
Ten thousand pounds to one penny
They had not then been drowned.

Ye parents who have children dear,
And ye, too, who have none,
If you would keep them safe abroad
Pray keep them safe at home.



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The complete text and the illustrations of "The Real Mother Goose" displayed here are, to the best of my knowledge, in the public domain.