The history of Mother Goose

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He waves to the mothers to join them and then he turns towards Tiffi to share something with her. 

“Oh those good old days …………,” says the elf to Tiffi. “ I remember way back when Mother Goose rhymes were very popular, and parents loved to read these nursery rhymes to their children. Would you like to learn about Mother Goose? Let me share with you all that I know about her.” 

“A long time ago I met this very wise old man,” says the elf. “He seemed to be an expert on Mother Goose nursery rhymes, and he shared some really interesting information about her. This is what he told me……….” 

‘If you’ve ever visited the Old Granary Burying Ground in Boston, Massachusetts, you may have stumbled upon the tombstone of Mary Goose, a woman believed by some to be the infamous author of countless cherished nursery rhymes: Mother Goose. Visitors toss coins at her tombstone, presumably to garner a bit of good luck, but the woman who was buried there in 1690 is undoubtedly not the original Mother Goose. 

According to local legend, it was the widowed Isaac Goose’s second wife, Elizabeth Foster Goose, who entertained her numerous grandchildren and other youngsters with songs and rhymes that were purportedly published by her son-in-law in 1719. Yet despite repeated searches for a copy of this collection, no evidence of its existence has ever been uncovered. Regardless, most historians agree that neither Mary nor Elizabeth created the stories that have passed on from generation to generation. ’ (Source) 

A couple of the mothers tell their children to clean up because it’s time to leave. The elf thanks the mothers for allowing their children to sit and listen to the nursery rhymes. A smile comes to his face as he tells the mothers how pleased he was that they were all well behaved. Not one of them got distracted with mobile devices.  He waves goodbye to the mothers and children as they leave the children’s corner. 

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