Nursery Rhymes · Traditional English nursery rhyme with new bedtime verses
Little Miss Muffet
Miss Muffet's snack is interrupted by a spider in the traditional verse, then two new playful verses reveal that the tiny visitor only wanted to say hello.
The traditional rhyme
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey.
Along came a spider
And sat down beside her,
And frightened Miss Muffet away.
More verses for bedtime
The spider called after,
“I meant only laughter;
I did not come for your whey.”
Miss Muffet came creeping,
And found the spider sleeping,
Then quietly carried her tray away.
About this story
Make the spider tiny and the surprise silly; toddlers enjoy the anticipation far more than the fright.
Read this next
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Incy Wincy Spider 1 min · Ages 1–3Another genuine one-minute rhyme for ages 1–3.
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Old MacDonald Had a Farm 2 min · Ages 1–3Another genuine one-minute rhyme for ages 1–3.
Talk about it
Small surprises can feel big, but they soon pass.
Questions to ask
- Where did Miss Muffet sit?
- Who came beside her?
- What tiny creatures have you seen outside?
Words to know
- tuffet
- A small low seat or grassy mound.
- curds
- Soft lumps made when milk thickens.
- whey
- The watery part left from milk.
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