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Three Blind Mice (Nursery Rhyme)

Summary

Three Blind Mice is a short nursery rhyme that follows three blind mice on a chaotic chase after the farmer's wife — with a carving knife and a very surprising consequence. Packed into just a few vivid lines, the rhyme builds quickly with its infectious rhythm and repeated refrains, drawing readers into a scene that is equal parts absurd and dramatic. The repeated question at the end invites readers to pause and marvel at the sheer strangeness of it all.

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Three blind mice. Three blind mice.
See how they run. See how they run.
They all ran after the farmer’s wife,
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife.
Did you ever see such a sight in your life
As three blind mice?

Credits

Ririro curates and presents beloved nursery rhymes and short poems for readers to enjoy online for free. Three Blind Mice is one of the oldest English-language nursery rhymes, with a melody first recorded in 1609 in Thomas Ravenscroft's Deuteromelia, making it a rhyme with over four centuries of history behind its deceptively simple verses.

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