The Farmer In The Dell
The Farmer In The Dell is one of the very funny and most popular nursery rhymes of all time. It is almost 200 years old. This song also refers to a singing game. The origin of this poem is Germany and in no time, it became famous all over the world, especially in the USA.
In the singing game, one person becomes a farmer and the rest forms a circle around the farmer holding each other’s hands. As the game proceeds, the farmer chooses his wife and dances with her. The wife chooses a child and dances along with the child. In the meanwhile, the farmer goes back and joins the circle. The process continues in the same way. The child chooses the nurse and starts to dance with her. Likewise, the nurse chooses the cow and dances with her. The cow chooses the dog and dances along with the dog. The dog chooses the cat, the cat chooses the mouse. All of them dance one by one till the cheese stands alone in the end. The cheese becomes the winner and the winner chooses the farmer for the next round. Also, read Ring Around The Rosie.
The Farmer In The Dell
the farmer in the dell
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The farmer in the dell,
The farmer in the dell,
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The farmer in the dell.
The farmer takes a wife,
The farmer takes a wife,
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The farmer takes a wife.
The wife takes a child,
The wife takes a child,
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The wife takes a child.
The child takes a nurse,
The child takes a nurse,
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The child takes a nurse.
The nurse takes a cow,
The nurse takes a cow,
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The nurse takes a cow.
The cow takes a dog,
The cow takes a dog,
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The cow takes a dog.
The dog takes a cat,
The dog takes a cat,
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The dog takes a cat.
The cat takes a mouse (or rat),
The cat takes a mouse,
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The cat takes a mouse.
The mouse takes the cheese,
The mouse takes the cheese,
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The mouse takes the cheese.
The cheese stands alone,
The cheese stands alone,
Hi-Ho, the derry-o
The cheese stands alone.
Summary:
This is a rhyme about a farmer who is in the dell. As the song proceeds, the farmer takes his wife. The wife takes the child along with her. The child takes the nurse, the nurse takes the cow, the cow takes the dog, the dog takes the cat, the cat takes the mouse, and the mouse takes the cheese along with him. The cheese stands alone as it does not have anyone to take along with itself.
A little something for the parents:
Poems should be an integral part of your child’s growing process as they make their lives more colorful and vibrant by adding a variety of rich experiences. So, every child should be encouraged to read more and more poems.