Why are most of the nursery rhymes so depressing?

But of all the alleged nursery rhyme backstories, “Ring Around the Rosie” is probably the most infamous. ... read more

Nursery rhymes are not meant to depressing at all, in fact it is upto the teacher to make it sound like a short story rather than just making kids mug up the whole thing word to word. Many Indian children don't even know the meaning of a few words used in the rhymes because they are typically English. read more

Ask New Question Beth Jones, fantasy fanatic, former preschool teacher, small-business owner, waitress and roadie. read more