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Banbury Cross
Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross,
To see an old lady upon a white horse.
Rings on her fingers, and bells on her toes,
She shall have music wherever she goes.
What is a cock-horse anyway? Well, it can be a high-spirited horse, or a horse added to a team to help pull a wagon through rough terrain. But see if you can guess the other meanings of "cock-horse" from the illustrations below.
Did you guess? A cock-horse can also be a hobby horse or a parent's knee.
Mother Osprey Poem: Ride a Wild Mare
Illustrations from: Ride a Cock-Horse to Banbury Cross & A Farmer Went Trotting Upon His Grey Mare: R. Caldecott's Picture Books; Harry's Ladder to Learning; Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes; A Apple Pie and Other Nursery Tales; and The National Nursery Book (available through Project Gutenberg)
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Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross,
To see an old lady upon a white horse.
Rings on her fingers, and bells on her toes,
She shall have music wherever she goes.
What is a cock-horse anyway? Well, it can be a high-spirited horse, or a horse added to a team to help pull a wagon through rough terrain. But see if you can guess the other meanings of "cock-horse" from the illustrations below.
Did you guess? A cock-horse can also be a hobby horse or a parent's knee.
Mother Osprey Poem: Ride a Wild Mare
Illustrations from: Ride a Cock-Horse to Banbury Cross & A Farmer Went Trotting Upon His Grey Mare: R. Caldecott's Picture Books; Harry's Ladder to Learning; Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes; A Apple Pie and Other Nursery Tales; and The National Nursery Book (available through Project Gutenberg)
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