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Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my toys to break.
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We sing:
Rock-a-bye baby (or insert child's name) in the tree top
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall
And mama (or other parent, or whoever) will catch you, cradle and all
Picked it up from a friend and like it much better.
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>A bag of peanuts at my feet
Is this the pre don't-you-dare-bring-a-peanut-near-my-child version?
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the pre don't-you-dare-bring-a-peanut-near-my-child version
Or another case of retroactive scariness.
Buy me some organic hypoallergenic unsalted soynuts and Cracker JackŪ...
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May I recommend, for those who do not know it, a wonderful book called "Lullabies and Night Songs" which contains 48 traditional verses set to music or arranged by Alec Wilder and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. [Published by Harper [US] in 1965; The Bodley Head [UK] in 1969] -- public libraries should have copies still as I'm not sure whether it's available now.
Our family copy is well-worn and was much used as we sat around the piano playing and singing (the accompaniments are not difficult). Do families still do this? My middle son (born 1969) brought his partner to visit recently and specifically asked to hear many of his favourites again.
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AnnaS postulates, Ithacally, When the good brothers weren't busy tracking down examples of the Great Vowel Movement, they were recording some of the most sadistic folk tales I've ever come across.
Ooooh, yus, indeedy. I got my mitts on a book which (I'm told) was a direct translation of the aptly-named Brothers Grimm's REAL fairy tales. I thought, initially, that I was reading a de-bowdlerised ripoff of the tales. Then I read the preface. I never did get to finish the book, it was someone else's and I had to give it back. *sob*
Them Germans really know how to entertain children appropriately at bedtime. Makes Marge Simpson look like a caring mother ...
Speaking of which, does anyone remember the Sapphire and Steel TV series from twenty years ago?
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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