Marytale
Old Mother Hubbard
- 1-2 min read
- 4 pages
- 3+
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard — the full opening verses of the rhyme, and the dog that turns out to be remarkable.
Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To give the poor dog a bone; But when she came there The cupboard was bare, And so the poor dog had none.
She went to the baker's To buy him some bread; But when she came back The poor dog was dead.
She went to the joiner's To buy him a coffin; But when she came back The poor dog was laughing.
She took a clean dish To get him some tripe; But when she came back He was smoking a pipe.
Text source: Sarah Catherine Martin, «The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog» (1805). Public domain. The opening verses are given as printed; only the afterword is ours. www.gutenberg.org
By topic
By age
Oranges and Lemons1-2 min read · 7 pages
Pat-a-Cake1-2 min read · 2 pages
Polly Put the Kettle On1-2 min read · 2 pages
Rain, Rain, Go Away1-2 min read · 2 pages
Ring Around the Rosie1-2 min read · 1 page
Row, Row, Row Your Boat1-2 min read · 1 page
- Oranges and Lemons — bedtime stories for 3-year-olds
- Oscar the Hare and the Silver Watch — bedtime stories for 8-year-olds
- Oscar the Mole and the Map Beneath the Roots — bedtime stories for 7-year-olds
- Pat-a-Cake — bedtime stories for 2-year-olds
- Percy the Prankster Pigeon — bedtime stories for 6-year-olds
- Pinocchio — bedtime stories for 5-year-olds