Babes in the Wood
traditional children's tale
Babes in the Wood, also known as Kids of the Wood, is a traditional children's tale first published as a ballad by Thomas Millington in Norwich in 1595. Quotes here are from the illustrated edition by Randolph Caldecott (ca. 1879–1886).
Quotes edit
- He did not have these pretty babes,
A twelve-month and a daye,
But, for their wealth he did devise
To make them both away.
- No burial these pretty babes
Of any man receives,
Till Robin Redbreast painfully
Did cover them with leaves.
External links edit
Encyclopedic article on Babes in the Wood on Wikipedia
Works related to The Children in the Wood on Wikisource
Media related to Babes in the Wood on Wikimedia Commons- The Babes in the Wood by R. Caldecott at Project Gutenberg
