|
More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
|
Three blind mice
|
|
Probably the most widely known of all nursery rhymes, with a tune which can be sung as a round. The three blind mice feature in a group of 'pleasant roundelaies' printed in 1609, but the incident of the farmer's wife cutting off their tails is a later addition.
|
|
|
|