"Little Jack Horner" Nursery Rhyme Printables

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Little Jack Horner sat in the corner, Eating a Christmas pie; He put in his thumb, and pulled out a plum, And said, "Oh! What a good boy am I." Little Jack Horner is portrayed as a young boy who is sitting in a corner and eating a Christmas pie. The most famous line of the nursery rhyme describes how he sticks his thumb into the pie and pulls out a plum. After finding the plum, he exclaims, "What a good boy am I!" The origins and meaning of "Little Jack Horner" are not entirely clear, but it is a well-known and often recited nursery rhyme. It has been passed down through generations as part of oral tradition and children's literature. The rhyme is typically considered a playful and lighthearted verse for young children and is often associated with Christmas due to the mention of a Christmas pie.

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