The Split Milk Story - Learn from your mistakes

This is a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical
breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he thought he was
able to be so much more creative than the average person. What set him so far apart from others?
He responded that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was
about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he los this grip
on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents allover the kitchen floor creating a veritable sea of milk!
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of yelling at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she
said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of
milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few
minutes before we clean it up?"
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like
this, eventually you have to clean it upend restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do
that? We could use a sponge, a towel, or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge and together
they cleaned up the spilled milk.
His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a failed experimenting how to effectively carry a big
milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can
discover a way to carry it without dropping it." The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top
near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson!
This renowned scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to
make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new,
which's, after all, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't work," we usually
learn something valuable from it...

Inspirational Story - Flower and a Pearl

One day, a brilliantly beautiful and fragrant flower with attractive colors met a pearl that lives far in the bottom
of the sea and has none of these characteristics. Both got acquainted with each other.
The flower said: "Our family is large; roses and daisies are members of the family. And there are many other
species that are various and countless; each has a distinctive scent, appearance etc."
Suddenly, a tinge of distress appeared on the flower. "Nothing accounts for sorrow in your talk; so why are
depressed?" The pearl asked.
"Human beings deal with us carelessly; they slight us. They don't grow us for our sake but to get pleasure
from our fragrance and beautiful appearance. They throw us on the street or in the garbage can after we are
dispossessed of the most valuable properties; brilliance and fragrance."
The flower sighed. And then the flower said to the pearl: "Speak to me about your life! How do you live? How
do you feel it? You are buried in the bottom of the sea."
The pearl answered: "Although I have none of your distinctive colors and sweet scents, humans think I am
precious. They do the impossible to procure me. They go on long journeys, dive deep in the seas searching
for me. You might be astounded to know that the further I lay, the more beautiful and brilliant I become.
That's what upraises my value in their thought. I live in a thick shell isolated in the dark seas. However, I'm
happy and proud to be in a safe zone far from wanton and mischievous hands and still the humans consider
me highly valuable."
Do you know what the flower and the pearl symbolize?
You will find that: The flower is the unveiled woman (who shows her charms) and the pearl is the veiled
woman (who conceals her beauties).
Moral: So decide do you want to be like a flower or Pearl, Flower which is used when needed and thrown
away in Garbage after it is used or Pearl which is highly valuable and respected every where...

Cute conversations with kids

Check out this collection of cute conversations with kids. See how confident they are in their replies and what
logic do they have.
1. She was in the bathroom, putting on her makeup, under the watchful eyes of her young granddaughter as
she'd done many times before. After she applied her lipstick and started to leave, the little one said, "But
Grandma, you forgot to kiss the toilet paper good-bye!"
2. My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday. He asked me how old I was, and I
told him, "62." He was quiet for a moment, and then he asked, "Did you start at 1?"
3. After putting her grandchildren to bed, a grandmother changed into old slacks and a droopy blouse and
proceeded to wash her hair. As she heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience
grew thin. Finally, she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their room, putting them back to bed
with stern warnings. As she left the room, she heard the three-year-old say with a trembling voice, "Who was
THAT?"
4. A grandmother was telling her little granddaughter what her own childhood was like: "We used to skate
outside on a pond. I had a swing made from a tire; it hung from a tree in our front yard. We rode our pony.
We picked wild raspberries in the woods." The little girl was wide-eyed, taking this all in. At last she said, "I
sure wish I'd gotten to know you sooner!"
5. My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, "Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?" I
mentally polished my halo while I asked, "No, how are we alike?" "You're both old," he replied.
6. A little girl was diligently pounding away on her grandfather's word processor. She told him she was writing
a story. "What's it about?" he asked. "I don't know," she replied. "I can't read."
7. I didn't know if my granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so I decided to test her. I would point out
something and ask what color it was. She would tell me and was always correct. It was fun for me, so I
continued. At last she headed for the door, saying sagely, "Grandma, I think you should try to figure out some
of these yourself!"
8. When my grandson Billy and I entered our vacation cabin, we kept the lights off until we were inside to
keep from attracting pesky insects. Still, a few fireflies followed us in. Noticing them before I did, Billy
whispered, "It's no use, Grandpa. The mosquitoes are coming after us with flashlights."
9. When my grandson asked me how old I was, I teasingly replied, "I'm not sure." "Look in your underwear,
Grandpa," he advised. "Mine says I'm four to six."
10. A second grader came home from school and said to her grandmother, "Grandma, guess what? We
learned how to make babies today." The grandmother, more than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool.
"That's interesting," she said, "How do you make babies?" "It's simple," replied the girl. "You just change 'y' to
'i' and add 'es'."
11. Children's Logic: "Give me a sentence about a public servant," said a teacher. The small boy wrote: "The
fireman came down the ladder pregnant." The teacher took the lad aside to correct him. "Don't you know
what pregnant means?" she asked. "Sure," said the young boy confidently. "It means carrying a child."
12. A nursery school teacher was delivering a station wagon full of kids home one day when a fire truck
zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children started discussing the
dog's duties.
"They use him to keep crowds back," said one child.
"No," said another, "he's just for good luck."
A third child brought the argument to a close. "They use the dogs," she said firmly, "to find the fire hydrants"...

Mother is the Angel

The story began when I was a child; I was born as a son of a poor family. Even for eating, we often got lack
of food. Whenever the time for eating, mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she was removing her
rice into my bowl, she would say "Eat this rice, son. I'm not hungry". That was Mother's First Lie.
When I was getting to grow up, the persevering mother gave her spare time for fishing in a river near our
house, she hoped that from the fishes she got, she could gave me a little bit nutritious food for my growth.
After fishing, she would cook the fishes to be a fresh fish soup, which raised my appetite. While I was eating
the soup, mother would sit beside me and eat the rest meat of fish, which was still on the bone of the fish I
ate. My heart was touched when I saw it. I then used my chopstick and gave the other fish to her. But she
immediately refused it and said "Eat this fish, son. I don't really like fish." That was Mother's Second Lie.
Then, when I was in Junior High School, to fund my study, mother went to an economic enterprise to bring
some used-matches boxes that would be stuck in. It gave her some money for covering our needs. As the
winter came, I woke up from my sleep and looked at my mother who was still awoke, supported by a little
candlelight and within her perseverance she continued the work of sticking some used-matches box. I said,
"Mother, go to sleep, it's late, tomorrow morning you still have to go for work." Mother smiled and said "Go to
sleep, dear. I'm not tired." That was Mother's Third Lie.
At the time of final term, mother asked for a leave from her work in order to accompany me. While the
daytime was coming and the heat of the sun was starting to shine, the strong and persevering mother waited
for me under the heat of the sun's shine for several hours. As the bell rang, which indicated that the final
exam had finished, mother immediately welcomed me and poured me a glass of tea that she had prepared
before in a cold bottle. The very thick tea was not as thick as my mother's love, which was much thicker.
Seeing my mother covering with perspiration, I at once gave her my glass and asked her to drink too. Mother
said "Drink, son. I'm not thirsty!". That was Mother's Fourth Lie.
After the death of my father because of illness, my poor mother had to play her role as a single parent. By
held on her former job, she had to fund our needs alone. Our family's life was more complicated. No days
without sufferance. Seeing our family's condition that was getting worse, there was a nice uncle who lived
near my house came to help us, either in a big problem and a small problem.
Our other neighbors who lived next to us saw that our family's life was so unfortunate, they often advised my
mother to marry again. But mother, who was stubborn, didn't care to their advice, she said "I don't need love."
That was Mother's Fifth Lie.
After I had finished my study and then got a job, it was the time for my old mother to retire. But she didn't
want to; she was sincere to go to the marketplace every morning, just to sell some vegetable for fulfilling her
needs. I, who worked in the other city, often sent her some money to help her in fulfilling her needs, but she
was stubborn for not accepting the money. She even sent the money back to me. She said "I have enough
money." That was Mother's Sixth Lie.
After graduated from Bachelor Degree, I then continued my study to Master Degree. I took the degree, which
was funded by a company through a scholarship program, from a famous University in America. I finally
worked in the company. Within a quite high salary, I intended to take my mother to enjoy her life in America.
But my lovely mother didn't want to bother her son, she said to me "I'm not used to." That was Mother's
Seventh Lie.
After entering her old age, mother got a flank cancer and had to be hospitalized. I, who lived in miles away
and across the ocean, directly went home to visit my dearest mother. She lied down in weakness on her bed
after having an operation. Mother, who looked so old, was staring at me in deep yearn. She tried to spread
her smile on her face; even it looked so stiff because of the disease she held out. It was clear enough to see
how the disease broke my mother's body, thus she looked so weak and thin. I stared at my mother within
tears flowing on my face. My heart was hurt, so hurt, seeing my mother on that condition. But mother, with
her strength, said "Don't cry, my dear. I'm not in pain." That was Mother's Eight Lie.
After saying her eighth lie, my dearest mother closed her eyes forever...
"ANGEL around us is MOTHER"
"M"  is for the million things she gave me
"O"  means only that she's growing old
"T"  is for the tears she shed to save me
"H" is for her heart of purest gold
"E"  is for her eyes, with love-light shining
"R"  means right, and right she'll always be
Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER", A word that means the world to me. For those who are lucky to
still be blessed with your mom this is beautiful. For those who aren't, this is even more beautiful...

Two Daughters are the key to a happy family

Having two daughters is the key to a happy family, according to a new study. Researchers concluded that
two girls are unlikely to fight, will play nicely together, rarely annoy their parents and tend not to wind each
other up. Scientists also claimed that they also make little noise, seldom ignore each other and are more
likely to confide in their mother or father.
Researchers questioned thousands of mothers and fathers of under-16s to come up with the recipe for a
harmonious family life. Those with two girls were most likely to say their children were easy to reason with,
helped around the house and generally got on well with each other. According to new research, the ideal
combination for a family is to have two girls. UK parenting website Bounty examined the lives of over 2000
families with different combinations of children, both male and female. They found that out of all the
variations, the most harmonious families had two daughters. They were found to be unlikely to fight, be less
annoying to their parents, and generally be a pleasure to be around. The two-girl family scenario scored
highly in every category in the study. They were 'easy to reason' with, 'helped around the house' and
generally 'liked each other'.
After two girls, the second most appealing combination of children was one girl and one boy, with 86 per cent
of parents saying their little boy and little girl were genuine friends. The third most favourable combination
was two boys, with parents saying their sons pay each other lots of attention and are close friends - but are
less likely to confide in their mum or dad as they grow up.
"We often assume little girls behave like angels, and if you have two this certainly seems to be the case," the
Daily Mail quoted Faye Mingo from Bounty.com, which commissioned the research, as saying.
"But the more girls you have the more of a handful they become - more so than boys, in fact. Going from two to four girls seems to take parents from one extreme to the other, whilst doubling the amount of boys has
much less impact."
"We expected two, three or four boys to come out as the most difficult combination of children to have, purely
because of their energetic and boisterous personalities."
"Rightly or wrongly, many parents have a set idea about the combination of children that would make up their
ideal family unit. But of course nature doesn't allow us to choose what we actually end up with or even what
personalities our children will have," Mingo added.
'BEST' TO 'WORST' COMBINATIONS OF CHILDREN:
1. Two girls
2. One boy and one girl
3. Two boys
4. Three girls
5. Three boys
6. Four boys
7. Two girls and one boy
8. Two boys and one girl
9. Three boys and one girl
10. Three girls and one boy
11. Two boys and two girls
12. Four girls
BENEFITS OF HAVING TWO GIRLS:
1. Rarely noisy
2. Help around the house
3. Very few fights and arguments
4. Quite easy to reason with
5. Play together nicely
6. Rarely ignore each other
7. They confide in you
8. Very well behaved
9. Rarely try to wind each other up
10. Really like each other...

Wish Happy New Year in Many Languages

Give New Year Wishes to your friends living in Non-English speaking countries and surprise them. How to
say Happy New Year in many languages? Refer to the list below whenever you want to wish happy new year
to someone in a different language. If you are looking for an innovative way to wish happy new year to your
friends and family members then try wishing them in a different language. This will not only amze them but
also help you learn how to wish new year in many different languages of the world.
Wish New Year in Many Languages
Wish "Happy New Year" in many languages and surprise your friends.
• Afgani - Saale Nao Mubbarak
• Afrikaans - Gelukkige nuwe jaar
• Albanian - Gezuar Vitin e Ri
• Armenian - Snorhavor Nor Tari
• Arabic - Kul ‘am wa antum bikhair
• Assyrian - Sheta Brikhta
• Azeri - Yeni Iliniz Mubarek!
• Balochi - Noki saal mubarrak bibi
• Bengali - Shuvo Nabo Barsho
• Breton - Bloavezh Mat
• Bulgarian - Chestita Nova Godina
• Cambodian - Soursdey Chhnam Tmei
• Catalan - FELIÇ ANY NOU
• Chakma - Nuo bazzor bekkunore
• Chinese - Xin Nian Kuai Le
• Corsican - Pace e Salute
• Croatian - Sretna Nova godina!
• Cymraeg (Welsh) - Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
• Czech - Stastny Novy rok
• Denish - Godt Nytår
• Dhivehi - Ufaaveri Aa Aharakah Edhen
• Dutch - GELUKKIG NIEUWJAAR!
• Eskimo - Kiortame pivdluaritlo
• Esperanto - Felican Novan Jaron
• Estonians - Head uut aastat!
• Ethiopian: - MELKAM ADDIS AMET YIHUNELIWO!
• Ethiopian/Eritrean Tigrigna - RUHUS HADUSH AMET
• Finnish - Onnellista Uutta Vuotta
• French - Bonne Annee
• Gaelic - Bliadhna mhath ur
• Galician - Bo Nadal e Feliz Aninovo
• German - Prosit Neujahr
• Georgian - GILOTSAVT AKHAL TSELS!
• Greek - Kenourios Chronos
• Gujarati - Nutan Varshbhinandan
• Hawaiian - Hauoli Makahiki Hou
• Hebrew - L’Shannah Tovah
• Hindi - Naye Varsha Ki Shubhkamanyen
• Hong Kong - (Cantonese) Sun Leen Fai Lok
• Hungarian - Boldog Új Évet Kivánok
• Indonesian - Selamat Tahun Baru
• Iranian - Sal -e- no mobarak
• Iraqi - Sanah Jadidah
• Irish - Bliain nua fe mhaise dhuit
• Italian - Felice anno nuovo
• Japan: - Akimashite Omedetto Gozaimasu
• Kabyle: - Asegwas Amegaz
• Kannada: - Hosa Varushadha Shubhashayagalu
• Kisii: - SOMWAKA OMOYIA OMUYA
• Khasi - Snem Thymmai Basuk Iaphi
• Khmer: - Sua Sdei tfnam tmei
• Korea: - Saehae Bock Mani ba deu sei yo!
• Kurdish: - NEWROZ PIROZBE
• Latvian - Laimgo Jauno Gadu!
• Lithuanian: - Laimingu Naujuju Metu
• Laotian: - Sabai dee pee mai
• Macedonian - Srekjna Nova Godina
• Madagascar - Tratry ny taona
• Malay - Selamat Tahun Baru
• Marathi - Naveen Varshachey Shubhechcha
• Malayalam - Puthuvatsara Aashamsakal
• Mizo - Kum Thar Chibai
• Maltese - Is-Sena t-Tajba
• Nepal - Nawa Barsha ko Shuvakamana
• Norwegian - Godt Nyttår
• Oriya - Nua Barshara Subhechha
• Papua New Guinea - Nupela yia i go long yu
• Pampango (Philippines) - Masaganang Bayung Banua
• Pashto - Nawai Kall Mo Mubarak Shah
• Persian - Sal-e-no mobarak
• Philippines - Manigong Bagong Taon!
• Polish: - Szczesliwego Nowego Roku
• Portuguese - Feliz Ano Novo
• Punjabi - Nave sal di mubarak
• Romanian - AN NOU FERICIT
• Russian - S Novim Godom
• Samoa - Manuia le Tausaga Fou
• Serbo-Croatian - Sretna nova godina
• Sindhi - Nayou Saal Mubbarak Hoje
• Singhalese - Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa
• Siraiki - Nawan Saal Shala Mubarak Theevay
• Slovak - Stastny Novy rok
• Slovenian - sreèno novo leto
• Somali - Iyo Sanad Cusub Oo Fiican!
• Spanish - Feliz Ano ~Nuevo
• Swahili - Heri Za Mwaka Mpyaº
• Swedish - GOTT NYTT ÅR! /Gott nytt år!
• Sudanese - Warsa Enggal
• Tamil - Eniya Puthandu Nalvazhthukkal
• Tibetian - Losar Tashi Delek
• Telegu - Noothana samvatsara shubhakankshalu
• Thai - Sawadee Pee Mai
• Turkish - Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
• Ukrainian - Shchastlyvoho Novoho Roku
• Urdu - Naya Saal Mubbarak Ho
• Uzbek - Yangi Yil Bilan
• Vietnamese - Chuc Mung Tan Nien
• Welsh - Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!

What do we build in our lives?

Once upon a time two brothers, who lived on adjoining farms, fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40
years of farming side by side, sharing machinery, and trading labor and goods as needed without a conflict.
Then the long collaboration fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew into a major
difference, and finally it exploded into an exchange of bitter words followed by weeks of silence.
One morning there was a knock on John's door. He opened it to find a man with a carpenter's tool box. "I'm
looking for a few days' work" he said. "Perhaps you would have a few small jobs here and there I could help
with? Could I help you?" "Yes," said the older brother. "I do have a job for you."
"Look across the creek at that farm. That's my neighbor; in fact, it's my younger brother. Last week there was
a meadow between us and he took his bulldozer to the river levee and now there is a creek between us. Well,
he may have done this to spite me, but I'll do him one better."
"See that pile of lumber by the barn? I want you to build me a fence --an 8-foot fence -- so I won't need to see
his place or his face anymore."
The carpenter said, "I think I understand the situation. Show me the nails and the post-hole digger and I'll be
able to do a job that pleases you."
The older brother had to go to town, so he helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off
for the day.
The carpenter worked hard all that day measuring, sawing, nailing.
About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job.
The farmer's eyes opened wide, his jaw dropped. There was no fence there at all. It was a bridge - a bridge
stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work, handrails and all - and the neighbor,
his younger brother was coming toward them, his hand outstretched. "You are quite a fellow to build this
bridge after all I've said and done."
The two brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other's hand.
They turned to see the carpenter hoist his toolbox onto his shoulder. "No, wait! Stay a few days. I've a lot of
other projects for you," said the older brother.
"I'd love to stay on," the carpenter said, but I have many more bridges to build...

Basic Knowledge about the Earth

The earth is in the third position from the sun and is the fifth largest planet in the solar system.
The earth is an oblate spheroid (ball flattened at the poles), i.e., almost spherical, flattened a little at the
poles, and with a slight bulge at the centre (equator). The spinning (rotation) of the earth at a high speed has
caused its mass to bulge at the equator and sinking at the poles.
Structure of the Earth

The earth is made up of a number of concentric layers of material as in the bulb of an onion.
Composition of the Earth
The earth is made up of more than 100 different elements. The important ones are:
Oxygen 46.6%
Silicon 27.72%
Aluminum 8.13%
Iron 5.01%
Calcium 3.63%
Sodium 2.85%
Potassium 2.62%
Magnesium 2.09%
The earth has four distinct spheres:
1. Lithosphere: Top crust which includes land surface and ocean floor.
2. Hydrosphere: Water surface which includes oceans, seas, rivers and lakes
3. Atmosphere: The cover of air that envelops the earth?s surface
4. Biosphere: The region where life exists
Important Data about the Earth
Diameter At the equator
At the poles
Mean
diameter
12,756.32 km
12,713.54 km
12,734 km
Equatorial Radius 6377 km
Total Surface Area 509,700,000 sq. km
Total Land Area (29.08%) 148,400,000 sq. km
Total Water area (70.92%) 361,300,000 sq. km
Mean Distance from the Sun 1,49,407,000 sq. km
Time for rotation on its own
Axis
23 h, 56 min and 4.09 sec
Period for Revolution around
the Sun
365 days, 6 hrs, 9 min and
9.54 sec
Earth's Movements
The earth has two types of movements:
Rotation: The earth spins on its own imaginary axis from west to east once in 24 hours. It is also called
diurnal or daily motion, which causes the formation of day and night.
Longest days and nights
Northern
Hemisphere
Southern
Hemisphere
Longest day (shortest night) June 21 December 22
Shortest day (longest night) December 21 June 21
Days and nights are equal at the equator throughout the year because the circle of illumination always
divides the equator into two equal parts.
Revolution: While rotating on its axis, the earth revolves around the sun, along an almost circular path
(elliptical) called its orbit. It is also called annual motion or yearly motion because it takes one solar year to
complete the journey i.e., 365 ¼ days or 365 days, 6 hours 9 minutes and 9.54 seconds. The earth?s
revolution causes a change in season.
How Seasons Change?
The earth's axis is inclined at an angle of 66.5 to the plane of its orbit. As a result of this, the earth is in
different positions while revolving around the sun. During the first half of the year the northern hemisphere
tilts towards the sun resulting in the season of summer in the region. During the second half of the year the
southern hemisphere tilts towards the sun and thus experiences summer and the northern hemisphere
experiences winter during this period.
The revolution causes the four seasons:

1. Spring: When the sun is directly overhead the equator
2. Summer: when the sun is directly overhead the Tropic of Cancer ? the north temperate zone
experiences summer
3. Autumn: When the sun returns to the equator and the north temperate zone experiences the season of
autumn
4. Winter: The sun is at the Tropic of Capricorn and the north temperate zone experiences winter
Equinoxes: Equinoxes are dates when the nights and days are equal. During these days the sun shines
directly over the equator. March 21 is called vernal equinox and September 23 is called autumnal equinox.
Solstice: The time of the year when the difference between the length of days and nights is the largest it is
referred to as solstice.
On, or around June 21, the North Pole tilts towards the sun and the sun shine directly over the Tropic of
Cancer, which is called summer solstice. On or around December 22, the earth is at the opposite end of its
orbit, as a result, the South Pole tilts towards the sun and the North Pole away from it. This is called winter
solstice.
Eclipses: When the light of the sun or the moon is obscured by another body the sun or moon is said to be in
eclipse.
Lunar Eclipse: When the earth comes between the moon and the sun, the shadow cast by the earth on the
moon results in a lunar eclipse. Lunar eclipse occurs only on a full moon day but not on every full moon day.
Solar eclipse: A solar eclipse occurs on a new moon day when the moon is in line with the sun. However,
solar eclipse does not occur on every new moon day.

Nursery Rhymes

A nursery rhyme is a traditional song or poem taught to young children, originally in the nursery. Learning
such verse assists in the development of vocabulary, and several examples deal with rudimentary counting
skills. ("Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" is an example of a counting-out game.) In addition, specific actions,
motions, or dances are often associated with particular songs.
Some nursery rhymes, however, are substantially older. "Sing a Song of Sixpence" exists in written records
as far back as the Middle Ages. Arguably the most famous collection of nursery rhymes is that of Mother
Goose. Some well known nursery rhymes originated in the United States, such as "Mary had a little lamb".
The nursery rhyme "Ring a Ring O'Roses" is popularly believed to be a metaphorical reference to the Great
Plague of London, although this has been widely discredited, particularly as none of the "symptoms"
described by the poem even remotely correlate to those of the bubonic plague, and the first record of the
rhyme's existence was not until 1881.
An amusing and ironic accidental hoax involving the rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence" was perpetrated on
the Urban Legends Reference Pages. There are some indigenous peoples which consider music sacred, so
that only elder men may sing songs, and the songs are taught during sacred rituals in adulthood. It is
forbidden for women or children to sing. Hence, these cultures do not have these kinds of songs.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is one of the most popular English nursery rhymes. It combines the tune of the
1761 French melody "Ah ! vous dirai-je, Maman" with an English poem, "The Star", by Jane Taylor. The
poem, which is in couplet form, was first published in 1806 in Rhymes for the Nursery, a collection of poems
by Taylor and her sister Ann.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are!
When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are!
Then the traveler in the dark, Thanks you for your tiny spark,
He could not see which way to go, If you did not twinkle so.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are!
In the dark blue sky you keep, And often through my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye, Till the sun is in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are!
As your bright and tiny spark, Lights the traveller in the dark,
Though I know not what you are, Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are!