They seem innocent enough, but Jack and Jill may have become amorous as they climbed that hill for a pail of water. And instead of a water bird, “Goosey, goosey gander” may refer to a woman of ill ...
THE OXFORD NURSERY RHYME BOOK (224 pp.)—assembled by Iona and Peter Opie—Oxford ($4.50). When asked how her garden grew, Mary did not always give the same answer. At least once she replied: “With ...