nursery rhyme

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But several of those madcap ideas flummoxed fans—Carlin pointed to the 1972 single “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” which was inspired by the nursery rhyme.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The conceit sounds simple today: Kids are given a small plastic key, for which they insert in a box near an installation and then are regaled with music and a short nursery rhyme or folktale.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

However, there have been many theories over the years around the true meaning behind the nursery rhyme, with none being confirmed.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2024

According to the nursery rhyme, which item was used as a boat by Wynken, Blynken, and Nod?

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2023

There was something about making the person with the head injury speak a favorite nursery rhyme so that speech patterns—slurring, et cetera—could be evaluated.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo