Mythology & Folklore
I sell you the key of the king's garden
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
I sell you the key of the king's garden:
I sell you the string that ties the key, &c.
I sell you the rat that gnawed the string, &c.
I sell you the cat that caught the rat, &c.
I sell you the dog that bit the cat, &c.
Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Accumulative Stories.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “I sell you the key of the king's garden.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/588/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “I sell you the key of the king's garden.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/588/.
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