A while ago, I hurt one of my toes. When my coworker asked which one, I said, “The little piggy that got none.” She knew exactly which one from that.
So where did the “This little piggy…” rhyme about one’s toes originate?
A while ago, I hurt one of my toes. When my coworker asked which one, I said, “The little piggy that got none.” She knew exactly which one from that.
So where did the “This little piggy…” rhyme about one’s toes originate?
In or about 1728-1740 in England. A common finger/toe rhyme for the kiddies.
Sorry to not give a cite. The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, by the experts, Iona and Peter Opie.