evidence of a dangerous subtext in children’s literature.
Alas, they cite the Ring Around the Rosie fiasco, so the value of this research might be open to question.
:dubious:
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down and bumped his crown, and immediately found a responsible adult to report this fact to so that they could arrange to have him check for concussion.
hmm doesn’t scan, lets try again
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men, left humpty exactly where he was until a qualified medical technician was able to attend to him.
Again lacking good scansion
Damn PC bandits (well sort of nearly the same as pc bashing of stuff) strike again
Actually in the book I have jack got up and trotted off to old dame ned who patched him up with vinegar and brown paper…
I also remember that humpty had an extra verse something about with paper and glue they put humpty dumpty together as good as new.
Maybe they need to stop reading the abridgements.
I also doubt that an ambulance was available in the 1500’s or whenever these rhymes originated. I loathe the PC Police.
You do realize that this article seems to have been written with tongue planted fimly in cheek right?
Or have I been whooshed into thinking you were whooshed? 
Pebs
I’ve just seen too many pardies become far more than that when the masses get involved… I’m sure someone somewhere is going to take it too seriously and try and ban nursery rhymes under some zero tolerance crap 
It was cute though.