Since Asha was tiny we have been reading to her selected rhymes and such things.
One nursery rhyme book has an interesting rendition of Jack and Jill in, which has lead me to look into this a little bit more.
Jack and Jill went up the hill,
To fetch a pail of water;
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbling after.
Up Jack got and home did trot,
As fast as he could caper;
Dame Jill had the job to plaster his knob,
With vinegar and brown paper.
Now in current english useage, the use of the term Knob, is not one I would include in a poem, for a three year old, but I guess in old english it is correct. So a trip to the online dictionary came up with very little relating to the term, other than a round shape.
This had me thinking about Old poems about The Wirral.
He who looks along the Dee,
Be he wise, will surely see-
If the far-offs clear as glass,
Rain will shortly come to pass,
But if there’s September haze,
He’ll the next day surely praise.
This refers to the season of autum, when looking towards Wales, from the Dee.
Romance of Wirral, by A.G Caton 1949 - publisher Liverpool, Philip Son & Nephew ltd
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