Mother Goose in Prose

by L. Frank Baum

Children's FictionMyths, Legends & Fairy Tales English ⏱ 4:46:24

Whether Mother Goose was a real person or a myth, the songs that are attributed to her name are what we remember from our childhood. Some of these nursery rhymes are complete tales in themselves. There are others which are mere suggestions, leaving the imagination to weave in the details of the story. Many of the rhymes’ origins even at the time of this books writing, could be traced back decades or centuries. L Frank Baum in 1897, while living in Chicago, collected the rhymes and created short stories around them which add context and understanding for children who are drawn to the familiar melodies. (Summary by Westwinds12)

Chapters

1 Introduction
2 Introduction
3 Singa Song o Sixpense
4 Singa Song o Sixpense
5 Little Boy Blue
6 Little Boy Blue
7 The Cat and the Fiddle
8 The Cat and the Fiddle
9 The Black Sheep
10 The Black Sheep
11 Old King Cole
12 Old King Cole
13 Mistress Mary
14 Mistress Mary
15 The Wondrous Wise Man
16 The Wondrous Wise Man
17 What Little Jack Horner Did
18 What Little Jack Horner Did
19 The Man in the Moon
20 The Man in the Moon
21 The Jolly Miller
22 The Jolly Miller
23 The Little Man and His Little Gun
24 The Little Man and His Little Gun
25 Hickory Dickory Dock
26 Hickory Dickory Dock
27 Little Bo-Peep
28 Little Bo-Peep
29 The Story of Tommy Tucker
30 The Story of Tommy Tucker
31 Pussy Cat Mew
32 Pussy Cat Mew
33 How the Beggars Came To Town
34 How the Beggars Came To Town
35 Tom The Piper's Son
36 Tom The Piper's Son
37 Humpty Dumpty
38 Humpty Dumpty
39 The Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
40 The Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
41 Little Miss Muffet
42 Little Miss Muffet
43 Three Wise Men of Gotham
44 Three Wise Men of Gotham
45 Little Bun Rabbit
46 Little Bun Rabbit