{"id":10415,"date":"2024-08-25T20:39:20","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T20:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twistkoala.com\/?p=10415"},"modified":"2024-08-25T20:39:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T20:39:20","slug":"humpty-dumpty-is-not-an-egg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devserver.pw\/twistkoala.com\/humpty-dumpty-is-not-an-egg\/","title":{"rendered":"People Are Only Just Realizing Humpty Dumpty Is Not An Egg And It\u2019s \u2018Haunting\u2019 Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

People have been left \u2018haunted\u2019 after learning that Humpty Dumpty isn\u2019t an egg.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With their cheerful melodies and playful verses, nursery rhymes are a cherished part of childhood for many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But beneath their innocent exteriors, it seems many conceal darker, more complex meanings \u2013 with popular nursery rhymes such as \u2018Incy Wincy Spider\u2018 and \u2018Little Bo Peep\u2018 being no exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, for those who hold cherished books of illustrated nursery rhymes, consider this your fair warning \u2013 a nursery rhyme mystery is about to be unveiled.<\/p>\n\n\n

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People have been left \u2018haunted\u2019 after discovering that Humpty Dumpty is not an egg. Credit: Alamy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We all know and love Humpty Dumpty, one of the most popular nursery rhymes ever. But did you know the character isn\u2019t an egg?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussing this revelation on social media, one person writes: \u201cThis has been haunting me for years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Another adds: \u201cOh my goodness, how did I not realize this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy mind has been blown,\u201d comments a third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Somebody else says: \u201cThese are the kinds of things that keep me up at night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you closely examine the nursery rhyme\u2019s words, you realize there\u2019s no mention of Humpty being an egg.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The nursery rhyme never describes Humpty Dumpty as an egg. Credit: Alamy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Let\u2019s refresh our memories with the classic lines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,<\/em>
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,<\/em>
All the king\u2019s horses and all the king\u2019s men,<\/em>
Couldn\u2019t put Humpty together again.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

So, how did Humpty come to be known as an egg?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly, the first appearance of an egg-shaped Humpty was in Lewis Carroll\u2019s \u2018Through the Looking Glass.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, the egg characterization has stuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this leads to another question, what was Humpty before he was known as an egg?<\/p>\n\n\n

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Humpty Dumpty was first characterized as an egg in Lewis Carroll\u2019s \u2018Through the Looking Glass.\u2019 Credit: Alamy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

It\u2019s been proposed that the nursery rhyme tells the story of King Richard III and his defeat at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, reports the Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History Defined<\/a> elaborates on this, explaining that the king was recorded to have fallen, with his soldiers and men being unable to win the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

But this isn\u2019t the only theory about Humpty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several war historians say that Humpty Dumpty was not an egg, nor a man, but a canon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When author Holly Bourne took to X (formerly\u00a0Twitter) and began asking for further information, Jane Etheridge, Vice Chair of the Federation of Children\u2019s Book Groups,\u00a0responded<\/a>: \u201cIt\u2019s believed to be Roundhead propaganda about a Royalist cannon. [His] first appearance as an egg was in \u2018Through the Looking Glass.’\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the English Civil War (1642-1651), a large canon is believed to have been used and when Colchester was under siege, a canon from the attacking side managed to destroy the wall that \u2018Humpty Dumpty\u2019 was positioned on \u2013 consequently, Humpty Dumpty came tumbling down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to its size, none of the king\u2019s horses and none of the king\u2019s men were able to put it back again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it seems there\u2019s no one origin story for Humpty Dumpty, one thing for certain is that the character wasn\u2019t always the egg we\u2019ve always presumed him to be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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