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LITTLE JACK HORNER SAT IN THE CORNER, EATING CURDS AND HAY

LITTLE JACK HORNER SAT IN THE CORNER, EATING CURDS AND HAY
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a humorous allusion to two nursery rhymes: Little Jack Horner which has the following lines in it: / "Little Jack Horner sat in the corner, / Eating a Christmas pie;" / and Little Miss Muffett which starts: / "Little Miss Muffett / Sat on a tuffet, / Eating some curds and whey." PDC Volume 6 Approved Glossary
LITTLE JACK HORNER SAT IN THE CORNER, EATING CURDS AND HAY
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a humorous alteration and combination of the opening lines of two well-known nursery rhymes which have been read by or told to children for centuries. Thea humorous allusion to two nursery rhymes Little Jack Horner which has the following lines in it / "Little Jack Horner sat in the corner, / Eating a Christmas pie;" / and Little Miss Muffett which starts / "Little Miss Muffett / Sat on a tuffet, / Eating some curds and whey."