1. Nursery rhymes are passed from one generation to the next as
parents recite to their children the verses they remember hearing in
their own CHILDHOOD.
2. Although the rhymes are TRADITIONAL,many are probably not quite so old in original as is often believed .
3. The rhymes usually tell the readers of an incident or adventure in the life of one FUNNY character
4. The earliest COLLECTION of nursery rhymes was Mother Goose Melody , published in 1780 .
5.Today , new editions of the old rhymes are FREQUENTLY published with modern illustrations