This week I am reading The Nursery Rhyme Book by Andrew Lang . I chose this reading because I am needing some inspiration for the semester project and I thought it would be fun to recreate a story from this unit. Part A of this unit has the following types of Nursery Rhymes: tales, proverbs, songs, riddles, paradoxes, charms and lullabies, and games. I would have to say that my favorite type of nursery rhymes so far have been the riddles. I have always found riddles fun and engaging. The ones that I read in this unit were kind of weird, in my opinion. I think they are weird because most of them are ambiguous and the answers seem random. However, some of them did make more sense after knowing the answer. Here is an example of a riddle I found strange: "LONG legs, crooked thighs, Little Head, and no eyes." And the answer to this riddle is a 'pair of tongs.' Personally, I never would have guessed the answer, but it makes sense once it is revealed. Another rea...
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