Three Blind Mice,
See how they run,
They all ran after the farmer's wife,
Who cut their tails with a carving knife,
Did you ever see such a thing in your life ?
As three blind mice.....
Children sing it, parents sing it to their kids.. It'a a well known nursery rhyme. But do you know the thru meaning and the origin of this song perceived by many that it is innocent as Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Mary had a Little Lamb ? Well.. think again...
The "farmer's wife" refers to Queen Mary I, wife of King Philip of Spain. She was a devoted Catholic and was nicknamed as "Bloody Mary" due to her ruthlessness against the Protestants.
"Three Blind Mice" were the three Protestant nobleman convicted to plot against the Queen's execution.
However, the Queen did not blinded the three nobleman as mentioned in the nursery rhyme, but she comdemned to be burned on the stake....
It's a really violent and dark song to be singing joyfully.. Do you still want to sing it to the little young ones ?
Better stick back to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
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