Nursery Rhymes From the Edge
I was putting the kids to bed, giving final night time kisses, and had just reached for the light switch when I heard Ethan pipe up with his usual "Putting Off Bedtime As Long As Possible" questions. Tonight’s question stumped me.
Ethan: Mommy, how did Mary make her garden grow again?
Me: Who?
Ethan: You know, Mary. She’s quite contrary.
Me: Oh, the nursery rhyme! Mary, Mary, quite contrary!
Ethan: That’s the one.
Me: Well, let’s see…Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With, uh, with, ummmmm, with some sort of bells and, and, and taco shells, and a bunch of pretty girls in a row.
Ethan: Thanks, Mommy.
I know, I know, but I’ve never really been into nursery rhymes and couldn’t for the life of me remember how that one went. I’m not even sure why Ethan even brought it up, since I don’t read nursery rhymes with the kids. Obviously. So I spent a few minutes online afterwards to figure out how it really went and I found this website. I knew about the grusome story behind "Ring Around the Rosy" and a few others, but I never knew the story behind this one. Well, now I know the real words and the real story. And apparently it has nothing whatsoever to do with taco shells.
