The name Humpty Dumpty evokes an anthropomorphic egg, probably perched atop the wall that is soon to be, quite literally, his downfall. But recite the whole poem and you’ll notice something strange: ...
We explore the origins, history and lyrics of one of the most popular children’s songs in the English-speaking world. Humpy Dumpty sat on the wall is one of the nation’s most enduringly popular ...
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. But just because we’re aware of something, doesn’t mean we ...
When you hear the name Humpty Dumpty, you most likely picture an egg or a egg-shaped person. It's a common thing. We've seen it in cartoons, movies, and comics for all of our lives. This made the ...
If you've always considered lovely Humpty Dumpty to be a harmless egg, you might want to look away now. Equally, if you've got a much-loved book of illustrated nursery rhymes from your childhood, this ...
“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men, could not put Humpty Dumpty back together again.” This is one of the last versions of the ...
It may be based on a made-up story, but you can't make this stuff up. Over the weekend, the Humpty Dumpty statue at Oregon's Enchanted Forest fell off the wall he had been sitting on for 46 years. Yup ...
There are many ways in which fiction can impact the lives of the people who consume it. Sometimes, the imagined world can bring pure enjoyment. Other times it allows us to grapple with imaginations of ...
A survivor of Japanese American internment in WWII, legendary sculptor Isamu Noguchi shows us how art can help heal our ...
Humpty-Dumpty Is Missing! is an affectionate spoof of the private-eye thrillers of the 1940s and '50s and an exciting, ...