Polly put the kettle on
Polly put the kettle on
Polly put the kettle on
We'll all have tea
Sukey take it off again
Sukey take it off again
Sukey take it off again
They've all gone away
Polly put the kettle on
Polly put the kettle on
We'll all have tea
Sukey take it off again
Sukey take it off again
Sukey take it off again
They've all gone away
So, literature 101 class, what does this nursery rhyme mean? Is it a circle of life sort of poem? Is is about the incessant nagging of a parent trying to get a child to take care of their responsibilities? Is it really about the laundry piling up in your hamper waiting to be washed, worn and dirtied again? The ebb and flow of social engagements?
Just wondering.
Just wondering.
it's about smart women learning, early in life, that men tend to disappear whenever something that has cooking involved:
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Oh Zeynep! That is so funny! (and true.)
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