Смешные стишки

Yum, Yum, Yum

Five little birds went, "Cheep, cheep, cheep."
"Shh," said the mummy bird. "Go to sleep."
Down flew Daddy with a nice fat crumb,
And all the little birds went, "Yum, yum, yum."

Here's A Little Mouse Hole

Here's a little mouse hole,
Mousy's peeping out.
She looks to the left,
She looks to the right -
Is anyone about?

She tiptoes to the pantry,
She nibbles at the cheese,
She nibbles at the flour bag,
She gives a great big sneeze.
ACHOO!

Here lies a kitty cat
Dozing in the sun.
Look, he's pricked his ears up!
Run, mouse, run!

Back into the mouse hole,
Safe as safe can be,
Naughty little mouse says,
"YOU CAN'T CATCH ME!"

London bridge is falling down

[youtube]http://ru.youtube.com/watch?v=e3u6FD019_M&feature=related[/youtube]

London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair Lady.

Build it up with wood and clay,
Wood and clay, wood and clay,
Build it up with wood and clay,
My fair Lady.

Wood and clay will wash away,
Wash away, wash away,
Wood and clay will wash away,
My fair Lady.

Build it up with bricks and mortar,
Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar,
Build it up with bricks and mortar,
My fair Lady.

Bricks and mortar will not stay,
Will not stay, will not stay,
Bricks and mortar will not stay,
My fair Lady.

Build it up with iron and steel,
Iron and steel, iron and steel,
Build it up with iron and steel,
My fair Lady.

Iron and steel will bend and bow,
Bend and bow, bend and bow,
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
My fair Lady.

Build it up with silver and gold,
Silver and gold, silver and gold,
Build it up with silver and gold,
My fair Lady.

Silver and gold will be stolen away,
Stolen away, stolen away,
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
My fair Lady.

Set a man to watch all nigh,
Watch all night, watch all night,
Set a man to watch all night,
My fair Lady.

Suppose the man should fall asleep,
Fall asleep, fall asleep,
Suppose the man should fall asleep?
My fair Lady.

Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
Smoke all night, smoke all night,
Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
My fair Lady.

Альтернативая версия:

London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady!

Build it up with iron bars,
Iron bars, iron bars.
Build it up with iron bars,
My fair lady!

Iron bars will bend and break,
Bend and break, bend and break.
Iron bars will bend and break,
My fair lady!

Build it up with needles and pins,
Needles and pins, needles and pins.
Build it up with needles and pins,
My fair lady!

Pins and needles rust and bend,
Rust and bend, rust and bend.
Pins and needles rust and bend,
My fair lady!

Build it up with penny loaves,
Penny loaves, penny loaves.
Build it up with penny loaves,
My fair lady!

Penny loaves will tumble down,
Tumble down, tumble down.
Penny loaves will tumble down,
My fair lady!

Build it up with silver and gold,
Silver and gold, silver and gold.
Build it up with silver and gold,
My fair lady!

Gold and silver I’ve not got,
I’ve not got, I’ve not got.
Gold and silver I’ve not got,
My fair lady!

Here's a prisoner I have got,
I have got, I have got.
Here’s a prisoner I have got,
My fair lady!

What's the prisoner done to you,
Done to you, done to you?
What’s the prisoner done to you,
My fair lady!

Stole my watch and broke my chain,
Broke my chain, broke my chain.
Stole my watch and broke my chain,
My fair lady!

What'll you take to set him free,
Set him free, set him free?
What’ll you take to set him free,
My fair lady!

One hundred pounds will set him free,
Set him free, set him free.
One hundred pounds will set him free,
My fair lady!

One hundred pounds we have not got,
Have not got, have not got.
One hundred pounds we have not got,
My fair lady!

Then off to prison he must go,
He must go, he must go.
Then off to prison he must go,
My fair lady!

Hickory, Dickory, Dock

Hickory, Dickory, Dock
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struk one
The mouse ran down
Hickory, Dickory, Dock

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7xYz5P_rCw[/youtube]

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

"Чёрный барашек" в иллюстрациях William Wallace Denslow 1901 года

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3xtMZvG2WI[/youtube]

Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.
One for my master,
One for my dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.

Бэ, бэ, чёрная овечка,
У тебя найдётся немножко шерсти?
Да, сэр, да, сэр,
Три полных мешка.
Один для моего хозяина,
Второй для моей госпожи,
И один для маленького мальчика,
Который живёт внизу по дорожке.

Это известная старинная английская песенка. Музыка - разновидность мелодии французской песенки 1761 года, слова восходят к правлению короля Эварда I, который ввел в 1272 году налог на шерсть, чтобы финансировать свои крестовые походы. Это событие и легло в основу песенки: две трети от цены на шерсть шли в казну короля (the master), треть - на нужды монастырей (the dame), и ничего - пастухам (the little boy). Как видим, изначально в словах мальчику не причиталось ничего, что было измененно позже, так как песенка стала очень популярна среди детей.

Старинный вариант:

Two for the master,
one for the dame,
but none for the little boy
who lives down the lane.

Два для господина,
Один для хозяйки,
Но ничего для маленького мальчика,
Который живет внизу по дорожке.

Датский вариант этой песенки звучит несколько по-другому, также отличаются и слова, даже в названии чёрная овечка, превратилась в белую. )))

Mæ, bæ, hvile lam, har du noget uld?

[youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_rQSZuy_KY0&feature=related[/youtube]

Mæ, bæ, hvile lam, har du noget uld?
- Ja, ja lille barn, hele ryggen fuld!
Frakke til din far og kjole til din mor
og to par strømper til lille bitte bror!

Мэ, бэ, белый барашек, у тебя есть немножко шерсти?
-Да, да, малыш, полная спинка!
На пальто для твоего папы, и на платье для твоей мамы,
И на две пары носочков для маленького крошечного братика!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baa,_Baa,_ … ery_rhyme)