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    A Mighty Strange Day: The Ultimate Nursery Rhyme Story
    A Mighty Strange Day: The Ultimate Nursery Rhyme Story
    A Mighty Strange Day: The Ultimate Nursery Rhyme Story
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    A Mighty Strange Day: The Ultimate Nursery Rhyme Story

    By Christopher Devendorf

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    Little Boy Blue and Goldilocks wake up one day to find that their world is topsy-turvy! They cross paths with several beloved Mother Goose and fairy tale characters and eventually discover the surprising cause behind their strange day. Included in this e-book is a collection of over 50 nursery rhymes, children’s songs and stories for readers to enjoy.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristopher Devendorf
    Release dateJul 26, 2014
    ISBN9781311791313
    A Mighty Strange Day: The Ultimate Nursery Rhyme Story
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    Christopher Devendorf

    I have written and published four stories so far: "The Little Yellow Bus", "Antsy Anna Learns Patience", "A Mighty Strange Day: The Ultimate Nursery Rhyme Story" and "El Pequeno Autobus Amarillo". I have also written both the lyrics and music for the songs on "The Little Yellow Bus and Other Mostly Original Children's Songs" CD that you can find at Amazon. My books are designed for young kids that love to learn and read.

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      A Mighty Strange Day - Christopher Devendorf

      Table of Contents

      A Mighty Strange Day (Story)

      New Nursery Rhymes and Songs

      The Ultimate Nursery Rhyme Story

      Fun Questions to Ask Young Readers

      Answers to Fun Questions for Young Readers

      The Ultimate Nursery Rhyme Story with Links

      Classic Nursery Rhymes Referenced in the Story

      Sample Pages from C. Devendorf’s Picture Books

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      A Mighty Strange Day

      'Twas a mighty strange day

      on that twenty-fifth of May,

      as the cat on the farm played a fiddle to alarm

      that the strangeness of the day had begun.

      Blue woke unaware of his cow in the air,

      and the dish and the spoon on the run.

      Blue left for school as the sun came out,

      and a wee, little spider climbed the spout.

      The family dog, Bingo, watched it climb

      as Blue ran in hopes of making good time.

      Blue saw weird sights along his path:

      three men in a tub, none taking a bath.

      He rubbed his eyes. Was this a dream?

      The men rowed gently down the stream.

      One man waved, "It’s me, Simple Simon.

      I’m off to the fair to meet with a pieman."

      Blue walked on and saw with despair,

      Mary Hubbard’s garden vanished 'to thin air.

      Her food was replaced with bells that were gray.

      There’d be no food in Mary’s cupboard today.

      Blue passed by a house. It looked like a shoe!

      That poor, old woman, oh what would she do?

      He noticed a pumpkin with a woman inside.

      Why was she there? Was she trying to hide?

      Blue made it to school and saw Bo-Peep.

      "Blue MacDonald, have you seen my sheep?"

      He shook his head no and wished her well,

      and told her to look near the farm in the dell.

      They went into school and saw little Jack Horner.

      He was sitting alone with a pie in the corner.

      The teacher, Miss Muffet, had put him there

      for jumping a candle without any care.

      Then all of a sudden, a girl’s lamb went, Baa.

      The children all pointed and laughed with a Ha!

      The teacher said, "That’s it! You cannot stay.

      Go to your homes, while I eat curds and whey."

      The children all scattered as they ran out of town,

      while Jack climbed a hill with his bucket and crown.

      Blue and Goldilocks, his neighbor next door,

      raced down the path. Oh what was in store?

      A monkey chased a weasel 'round a mulberry bush,

      and a wolf climbed out a chimney with smoke on his tush.

      Observing it all was old Mr. Doodle,

      who moaned that his feather had changed 'to a noodle.

      Off to find the monkey, Goldilocks waved good-bye,

      heading into the woods with a gleam in her eye.

      Without Goldilocks, Blue trudged on alone

      until he saw Bingo with a new dog bone.

      Blue plodded along while his dog sniffed for clues.

      He followed a scent to a new pair of shoes.

      They were worn by an egg that sat on a wall.

      The dog yelped in surprise and caused it to fall.

      They ran down the hill and saw the King’s horses,

      which trotted uphill alongside armed forces.

      The grand Duke of York led those ten thousand men.

      Overwhelmed by strange sights, they marched down again.

      Crossing into his yard, Blue sighed with relief,

      and shared with a pig his lunch of roast beef.

      He walked up his steps and opened the door,

      where three tailless mice sat on the floor.

      The clock struck one as Blue entered the hall.

      A mouse ran down and fled to the wall.

      Blue saw his dad get

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