From “A Beetle and a Broomstraw” to “Zum Gali Gali Gali”, here’s an alphabetic list of all 1691 rhymes we have collected….[Continue]
Nursery Rhymes
Merged from our standalone site Nursery Rhymes Online, this is now a Surfnetkids site all about nursery rhymes!List of Illustrations
Enjoy retro nursery rhyme illustrations from venerable illustrators such as W.W. Denslow, Jessie Wilcox Smith, and Frederick Richardson….[Continue]
The Fox and the Stork
The Fox invited the Stork to dinner, and provided nothing but a soup, in a wide, shallow dish. This he could lap up with ease; but the Stork, who could but just dip in the point of his bill, was …[Continue]
I Have a Little Shadow
I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see. He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head; And …[Continue]
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….[Continue]
To Market, To Market
To market, to market, to buy a fat pig, Home again, home again, jiggety jig. To market, to market, to buy a fat hog, Home again, home again, jiggety jog. To market, to market, to buy a plum bun, Home …[Continue]
Wee Willie Winkie
Wee Willie Winkie Runs through the town, Upstairs and downstairs In his nightgown. Rapping at the windows, Crying through the lock, “Are the children all in bed? For it’s now eight o’clock.” Wee Willie Winkie Posters…[Continue]
His Nose
There was an Old Man on whose nose Most birds of the air could repose; But they all flew away at the closing of day, Which relieved that Old Man and his nose. Edward Lear…[Continue]
The Goat and the Ass
A Man once kept a Goat and an Ass. The Goat, envying the Ass on account of his greater abundance of food, said: “How shamefully you are treated; at one time grinding in the mill, and at another carrying heavy …[Continue]
The Swallow and the Crow
The Swallow and the Crow had a contention about their plumage. The Crow put an end to the dispute by saying: “Your feathers are all very well in the spring, but mine protect me against the winter.” Fine weather friends …[Continue]
The Wolf and the Shepherds
A Wolf passing by, saw some shepherds in a hut eating for their dinner a haunch of mutton. Approaching them, he said: “What a clamor you would raise, if I were to do as you are doing!” Men are too …[Continue]
