Dr. Thomas Muffet (possibly Moffett or Moufet), an entomologist who died in 1604, wrote The Silkwormes and their flies "lively described in verse". Miss Muffet is said to depict his daughter, Patience. Accreditation is deemed shaky by some, as the first extant version is dated 1805 in Songs for the Nursery, whose 1812 edition read "Little Mary Ester sat upon a tester . . . ." Halliwell's 1842 collection read "Little Miss Mopsey sat in a shopsey . . . ."
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Dr. Thomas Muffet (possibly Moffett or Moufet), an entomologist who died in 1604, wrote The Silkwormes and their flies "lively described in verse". Miss Muffet is said to depict his daughter, Patience. Accreditation is deemed shaky by some, as the first extant version is dated 1805 in Songs for the Nursery, whose 1812 edition read "Little Mary Ester sat upon a tester . . . ." Halliwell's 1842 collection read "Little Miss Mopsey sat in a shopsey . . . ."
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true Little Miss Muffet so totally ate her curds and wheat
False, it was Miss Moffett. She was in a crappy band with her brothers, but she got kicked out due to her disgusting diet.
true. all fairy tales have some reality. i know if i was sitting and eating anything and a spider came down beside me , i would be frightened away.
She was afraid of spiders, true,
But she got one over on you,
Because you're still thinking of her today.
True. She ate curds and whey.
What the heck is a tuffet?
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true