sawa dee-ka
(Thai, said by a female - me!)
Thai Barbie, 1998
Today I am in Mother Goose Land.
Specifically,
I'm in an old shoe.
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This is the part of the rhyme that most are familiar with.
What many people may not realize is,
this is only the first verse -
there's another one!
Here is a version found in
The Little Mother Goose
c.1912
illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe,
She had so many children, she didn't know what to do.
She gave them some broth, without any bread,
She whipped them all around, and sent them to bed.
c.1895
Here is the version most popularly found,
from
Real Mother Goose
c.1916
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.
She had so many children she didn't know what to do.
She gave them some broth without any bread.
She whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.
So, I guess those children were pretty naughty...
The burning question here is,
was this a used realty property?
Or a new sell?
This is an actual shoe house, built by Mahlon N. Haines.
He was also known as "The Shoe Wizard".
Mr. Haines built this house in 1948
to promote his business.
Do you think she had a choice of shoes to live in?
A view of Imelda Marcos' closet of shoes
famous photograph taken by Ben Hoffman
"It's all about the shoes, dear,
all about the shoes."
- Cinderella
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Advice for the day:
If you have a lot of tension and you
get a headache, do what it says
on the aspirin bottle: "Take two "
and "Keep away from children." --Author Unknown
c.1981
A certain grandma was so delighted
when she heard that her grandchildren were coming
for a visit that she gave five dollars to the church.
The following Sunday, after the children had left,
she gave ten dollars.
- Washington Journal, Iowa newspaper
illustration by Kronheim c.1875
This next version is from
the Christian Mother Goose
and another shoe house:
Next is an illustration by
This one is a magnet:
William Wallace Denslow also gives a kinder version of
'the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe'.
This is found in his book:
Denslow's Mother Goose
c.1901
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe,
She had so many children she didn't know what to do;
She gave them some broth with plenty of bread,
She kissed them all fondly and sent them to bed.
So, when Mrs. Haines served a nice dinner,
did she make old shoe soup
and shoe leather main dish?
I wonder what they had for dessert?
Jim Shore's Old Woman in a Shoe
We just have things to ponder today...
Have a fun summer day!
Get out and enjoy the sunshine if you can.
:0)
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