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Little Boy Blue (Nursery Rhyme)

Summary


Little Boy Blue is a short nursery rhyme about a young shepherd who has fallen fast asleep under a haystack while the sheep wander into the meadow and the cow strays into the corn. With the animals loose and no one minding them, a gentle question arises — should someone wake the boy? The answer is a soft, knowing "no," with a reason that feels both tender and a little humorous, capturing the sweet helplessness of a sleeping child.

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Little Boy Blue,
Come blow your horn.
The sheep’s in the meadow,
The cow’s in the corn.
Where is the boy
Who looks after the sheep?
He’s under the haystack,
Fast asleep.
Will you wake him?
No, not I,
For if I do,
He’s sure to cry.

Credits

Ririro presents this beloved nursery rhyme as part of a growing collection of short verses and stories available to read online for free. Little Boy Blue is one of the oldest English nursery rhymes, with references dating as far back as 1744 in John Newbery's Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book.

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