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Monday’s Child

Summary


"Monday's Child" is a beloved nursery rhyme that assigns a unique trait or fate to a child born on each day of the week — from Monday's fair-faced child to Sunday's bonny and blithe soul. The rhyme builds a playful sense of destiny, making children curious about which day they were born and what that might say about them. Light in tone yet rich in rhythm, it captures the charm of old folk tradition in just eight lines.

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Monday’s child is fair of face,
Tuesday’s child is full of grace.
Wednesday’s child is full of woe,
Thursday’s child has far to go.
Friday’s child is loving and giving,
Saturday’s child works hard for a living.
But the child that is born on Sabbath day,
Is bonny and blithe, good and gay.

Seven children each representing a day of the week, illustrated in soft watercolors for Monday's Child nursery rhyme.
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Ririro presents this well-known English nursery rhyme, which dates back to a 19th-century collection and has been recited by children and parents alike for generations. It first appeared in print in A.E. Bray's *Traditions of Devonshire* (1838), rooted in the folk belief that one's birth day shapes one's character.