✦ The Rhyme ✦
Little Miss Muffet
Traditional English nursery rhyme. Public domain.
Little Miss Muffet Sat on a tuffet, Eating her curds and whey; Along came a spider, Who sat down beside her, And frightened Miss Muffet away.
✦ A Nursery Rhyme ✦
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey. Along came a spider, who sat down beside her, and frightened Miss Muffet away!
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✦ The Rhyme ✦
Traditional English nursery rhyme. Public domain.
Little Miss Muffet Sat on a tuffet, Eating her curds and whey; Along came a spider, Who sat down beside her, And frightened Miss Muffet away.
✦ About the Rhyme ✦
“Little Miss Muffet” was first printed in 1805. A tuffet is a low seat or a little grassy mound, and curds and whey are what milk separates into when making cheese, a bit like cottage cheese.
The rhyme’s surprise ending, with the spider sitting down right beside her, has made generations of children squeal with delight.
✦ Talk About It ✦