Nursery rhymes are short, rhythmic poems or songs passed down through generations to entertain and educate young children. Riddled with playful language, catchy melodies, and simple stories, they help ...

Nursery rhymes are short, fun poems or songs for young children. They often have simple words, catchy rhythms, and rhyming lines that are easy to remember. Many nursery rhymes have been passed down ...

Apparently, this baker made a killing — and now, it’s killing sweet childhood memories. Sinister rumors about the beloved cheery nursery rhyme “The Muffin Man” are being whisked around on social media ...

The words to What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor have been sung by countless numbers of children for generations. Having originated from the sailing ships in the 1800s and revived as a popular ...

Jack Sprat first appears in print around 1569—it cropped up twice in an anonymously published morality play titled The Marriage of Wit and Science: “Heard you ever such a counsel of such a Jack sprat?

The popular nursery rhyme has a surprisingly rich history and meaning. Here we chew through the story behind the seemingly simple tune and lyrics. ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’ has a fascinating history. On ...

The nursery rhyme “Frère Jacques,” also known as “Brother Jacques” or “Brother John” in English, tells the tale of a monk who is being summoned to ring the bells, which he seems not to have done yet ...

Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. Trying to imagine fat, fuzzy white lambs ...

Trying to imagine fat, fuzzy white lambs, jumping one by one over a fence, is a well-known remedy for sleeplessness. When I used to try this, I would insert a dapper black sheep with a red bow tie now ...