Buy Me a Milking-pail
A nursery rhyme retold from The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes by Walter Jerrold and Charles Robinson
This nursery rhyme was collected in The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes, edited by Walter Jerrold and illustrated by Charles Robinson, first published in 1903. The rhythm and humour come from a daughter's earnest plan to shuffle everyone and everything—father, boys, pigs—so she can have what she wants. Nursery rhymes like this one help young children hear patterns in language, enjoy nonsense and see how a little logic can lead to very funny places. This text reflects its era.
- Band
- Purple · Pre-readers and first readersTypical starting range: ages 4–5
- Length
- short · about 313 words in 4 sections · 4 pictures
- Source
- The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes, Walter Jerrold and Charles Robinson
- First published
- see the About page in the reader
- Regions
- Canada · United States
Included formats
- · Web reader and PDF
- · EPUB for e-readers
- · Home-print sheet
- · Folded booklet
- · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
- · Worksheet
- · Quick Check (6 questions) with answer key
- · Read-aloud script
- · Colouring page
- · Teacher’s Edition (members)
Lesson at a glance
- Reading
- about 7 minutes at this band
- Pause questions
- 3
- Words to Know
- 4
- Quick Check
- 6 questions, with the answer key
- Let’s Talk
- 3 questions for afterwards
- Worksheet
- questions, an activity and a drawing prompt
About 35 minutes with one story, all of it.
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