With such a ubiquitous and old rhyme as “Jack and Jill,” it’s likely the case that the words have multiple meanings. Simultaneously, those meanings, because the song is so old, may be hard ...

What are the origins of ‘Jack & Jill’? ‘Jack and Jill’ is an English nursery rhyme from the 18th century. It was thought to have been first published in London around 1765, although some of the ...

Jack and Jill" (sometimes "Jack and Gill", particularly in earlier versions) is a traditional English nursery rhyme. #jackandjill #nurseryrhymes #forkids Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his ...

T he name Jack comes up a lot in nursery rhymes and fairy tales: “Jack and Jill,” “Little Jack Horner,” and “Jack and the ...

In the short nursery rhyme, Jack and Jill, one thing that can be learned is a moral, or a lesson learned from a story. Morals are sometimes confused with the theme, or a main topic, of a story.

With most nursery rhymes, the meaning is pretty evident. Or, if it’s not, at least the story is interesting. Jack and Jill went up the hill and came tumbling down. Little Bo Peep lost her sheep ...

Jordan Fletcher, in the closing track on his Triple Tigers EP Classic (released Sept. 27), rewrites the centuries-old “Jack and Jill” nursery rhyme with a surprising, modern-day twist.

In the old nursery rhyme, Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. In the Samuel Van Grinsven drama “Went Up the Hill,” characters named Jack and Jill have their own business ...

The earliest surviving printed record of the “Jack Sprat” nursery rhyme is from John Clarke’s 1639 collection of proverbs: “Jack will eat no fat, and Jill doth love no leane. / Yet betwixt ...