CHENNAI, India—Like many Indians, B.M. Krishnan grew up with both local and Western nursery rhymes. Even as a child, he figured the English ones just didn’t make much sense. The tale of the downfall ...

The BBC was yesterday accused of 'outrageous' political correctness after changing the words to a nursery rhyme on a children's show. CBeebies programme Something Special altered the words to Humpty ...

“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men, could not put Humpty Dumpty back together again.” This is one of the last versions of the ...

For generations, the cautionary tales of the grown-up world wrapped up in nursery rhymes have been a normal part of childhood. Children have somehow managed to cope with a world where mice are blind, ...

We explore the origins, history and lyrics of one of the most popular children’s songs in the English-speaking world. Humpy Dumpty sat on the wall is one of the nation’s most enduringly popular ...

The nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty" has been around for decades and is still a childhood favorite. By Billboard Staff The nursery rhyme “Humpty Dumpty” has been around for decades and is still a ...