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1. There were some blind mice! See how they run!
They all ran after the farmer's wife,
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife.
Did you ever see such a thing in your life
As these blind mice?
How many were there?
2. Sing a song of sixpence,
A pocket full of rye;
How many blackbirds
Were baked in a pie?
3. Fill in all of the blanks with the same number:
As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with __?__ wives,
Each wife had __?__ sacks,
Each sack had __?__ cats,
Each cat had __?__ kits;
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were going to St. Ives?
Don't tell how many were going to St. Ives - tell the missing number.
4. When you play the "piggies" game with a baby, you say
"This little piggie went to market;
This little piggie stayed home;
This little piggie had roast beef;
This little piggie had none;
And this little piggie said, 'Wee, wee, wee!'
All the way home."
How many little piggies do you count on the baby's foot?
5. Rub-a-dub-dub,
Some men in a tub,
And who do you think they be?
They include the butcher, and the baker, but how many men were in the tub all together?
Who all put out to sea.
How many were there?
6. Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John
Went to bed with his stockings on;
Some shoes off, and how many shoes on,
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John.
How many shoes did John have "on" when he went to bed?
7. Baa baa black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
How many bags full?
8. This time, how many were really going to St. Ives?
As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with all his wives,
Each wife had lots of sacks,
Each sack had several cats,
Each cat had some kits;
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were going to St. Ives?
9. Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
And a merry old soul was he;
And he called for his pipe,
And he called for his bowl,
And he called for how many of his fiddlers?
10. One, two, buckle my shoe,
Three, four, shut the door,
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What is the last number before "A Big Fat Hen"?
Source: Author
Limba
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