ommitted British troops to fight against France, and he raised taxes to pay for the war, which the people resented. This rhyme mocked Wolsey and Tarbes (27). Charlene Winters of the Daily Herald also notes this version of the origins of this rhyme in her article about James Christensen's latest book, Rhymes and Reasons. He states that " The rhyme mocks the collapse of the men's "uphill" battle for peace" (Pars.14-15). Another interesting theory about the origins of "Jack and Jill comes from John Barth of The Paris Review. He believes that the rhyme has underlying adult implications about an incestuous affair between the two children and their fall depicts the societal disapproval of such a relationship (214). The most reasonable believed version comes from Chris Howell, a local historian. His research on this rhyme has made him believe that in the 15th century, a youth named Jack died of a broken crown in Kilmersdom, England. His wife died from a broken heart after giving birth to their son. Their surname was Gilson and there are descendants of the son still living in England today (111).A favorite rhyme of my children's today is that of "Humpty Dumpty." The nursery rhyme goes like this"Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.All the king's horses and all the king's menCouldn't put Humpty together again.Charlotte Foltz Jones gives the explanation for this rhyme as Humpty Dumpty being a nobleman who fell from the favor of the King (26). Terresa Lightfoot writes down the widely publicized view. In her version of the origins of this rhyme, Humpty Dumpty was actually a powerful cannon that the English used during the English civil war (1642-1649). It was at the top of St. Mary's at the Wall Church in Colchester to be used to defend the city against the siege from the Royalists. The enemy hit the church tower and it was blown off, thus sending "Humpty" to the ground. The King's men did try and put the canno...
