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Humpty Dumpty - The Nursery Rhyme Collections

The Nursery Rhymes Collections 1-4 contain a total of 277 children's songs. Each double CD album showcases the highest quality children's music ever recorded with a total playing time in excess of 10 hours!

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall (OOFF!)
All the King's horses, and all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again!

Words & Music: Traditional
Arrangement: Ian J Watts/Mike Wilbury

Origin and background

Historian and linguist Andres Ehmann wrote an essay about historical nursery rhymes that are directly or indirectly related to Kings and Queens of the Stuart and Tudor families: Rock the Kings!

By means of these truly historical nursery rhymes he explains the meaning and the fascinating stories of English Kings and Queens throughout the centuries

Table of contents (chronological order)

1. Humpty Dumpty - Defeat of Charles I, King of England and Scotland
2. Georgie Porgie - Charles II defeated by Oliver Cromwell
3. Three Blind Mice - Queen Mary and the prosecution of English Protestants
4. Rock-A-Bye-Baby - From Charles II to James II
5. Jack And Jill - The French Revolution
6. Sing A Song Of Sixpence - King Henry VIII
7. Mary Mary Quite Contrary - "Bloody Mary", Queen Mary I
8. Skye Boat Song - The escape of Charles Edward Stuart
9. Bonnie Banks O' Loch Lomond - The last battle of the House of Stuart

History, origin and meaning of Humpty Dumpty

...However, the egg only got larger and larger, and more and more human: when she had come within a few yards of it, she saw that it had eyes and a nose and mouth; and when she had come close to it, she saw clearly that it was HUMPTY DUMPTY himself. `It can't be anybody else!' she said to herself. `I'm as certain of it, as if his name were written all over his face. ' It might have been written a hundred times, easily, on that enormous face. Humpty Dumpty was sitting with his legs crossed, like a Turk, on the top of a high wall -- such a narrow one that Alice quite wondered how he could keep his balance -- and, as his eyes were steadily fixed in the opposite direction, and he didn't take the least notice of her, she thought he must be a stuffed figure after all. `And how exactly like an egg he is!' she said aloud, standing with her hands ready to catch him, for she was every moment expecting him to fall.
`It's very provoking,' Humpty Dumpty said after a long silence, looking away from Alice as he spoke, `to be called an egg -- very!' `I said you looked like an egg, Sir,' Alice gently explained. `And some eggs are very pretty, you know, she added, hoping to turn her remark into a sort of a compliment. `Some people,' said Humpty Dumpty, looking away from her as usual, `have no more sense than a baby!'…..“

by Lewis Carrol, Alice in Wonderland, Chapter Six (Through the looking-glass, and what Alice found there)

Eggs in general don’t become very famous very often, because they look all the same. In order to become famous there must be some distinguishing features. With eggs there are no distinguishing features, or, if we want to be as accurate as Humpty Dumpty, there are a few distinguishing features between eggs. We all know Humpty Dumpty, sitting on a wall and taking it for granted that he is the most famous egg on earth.

Humpty Dumpty however is a very special case. Although he is famous, we know very little about him, perhaps even nothing about him. He is famous despite the fact that we know as much about his character as of any other egg. We don’t even know when he appeared the first time. We do know that he existed before 1862, the birthday of Alice in Wonderland, because when Alice met him the first time, she already knew him.

„…. and when she had come close to it, she saw clearly that it was HUMPTY DUMPTY himself…“

The only thing we know concerning his character is the fact that he had none. And that’s not very nice! Despite being a characterless egg, according to Lewis Carrol, people are nothing but eggs.

„ … `I shouldn't know you again if we did meet,' Humpty Dumpty replied in a discontented tone, giving her one of his fingers to shake; `you're so exactly like other people.'
`The face is what one goes by, generally,' Alice remarked in a thoughtful tone.
`That`s just what I complain of,' said Humpty Dumpty. `Your face is that same as everybody has -- the two eyes, so -- ' (marking their places in the air with this thumb) `nose in the middle, mouth under. It's always the same. Now if you had the two eyes on the same side of the nose, for instance -- or the mouth at the top -- that would be some help.'
`It wouldn't look nice,' Alice objected. But Humpty Dumpty only shut his eyes and said `Wait till you've tried.' ….“

Being an egg himself, he sees nothing but eggs. Have you ever thought about that? That an egg sees nothing but eggs? In other words, you see what you are.

It seems that Humpty Dumpty has been sitting on that wall for a long time, with no contact to the outside world. He doesn‘t even knows that he is famous.

„…`Don't you think you'd be safer down on the ground?' Alice went on, not with any idea of making another riddle, but simply in her good-natured anxiety for the queer creature. `That wall is so very narrow!'
`What tremendously easy riddles you ask!' Humpty Dumpty growled out. `Of course I don't think so! Why, if ever I did fall off - - which there's no chance of -- but if I did -- ' Here he pursed his lips and looked so solemn and grand that Alice could hardly help laughing. `If I did fall,' he went on, `The King has promised me -- ah, you may turn pale, if you like! You didn't think I was going to say that, did you? The King has promised me -- with his very own mouth -- to -- to -- '
`To send all his horses and all his men,' Alice interrupted, rather unwisely.
`Now I declare that's too bad!' Humpty Dumpty cried, breaking into a sudden passion. `You've been listening at doors -- and behind trees -- and sown chimneys -- or you couldn't have known it!'
`I haven't, indeed!' Alice said very gently. `It's in a book.' …“

While it maybe written in a book somewhere, we do know there is a famous nursery rhyme about Humpty Dumpty. Everyone knows that the king promised to put him together again if he falls from the wall. What Humpty Dumpty doesn’t want to know (although he knows it) and what Alice doesn‘t want to tell him (although she knows it) is that the king will not be able to put him together again. So this special and very famous egg, perhaps like all eggs, sees what he is, but ignores what he doesn‘t want to know.

Some of Humpty Dumpty’s ideas are not so bad. It would of course be much more rewarding to celebrate the non-birthdays (364 gifts, one for each non-birthday) rather than the one birthday a year (1 gift). Humpty Dumpty’s other conclusions are more tenuous.

„….`And only one for birthday presents, you know. There's glory for you!' `I don't know what you mean by "glory,"' Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. `Of course you don't -- till I tell you. I meant "there's a nice knock-down argument for you!"' `But "glory" doesn't mean "a nice knock-down argument,"' Alice objected. `When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, `it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less.' `The question is,' said Alice, `whether you can make words mean so many different things.' `The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, `which is to be master - - that's all.' …“

In theory yes, why not? Of course we can say‚‘we talked a lot dinnerly’ instead of, ‘we talked a lot during dinner’, or ‘she cookingly spent the afternoon’ instead of‚ ‘she spent the afternoon cooking’. How would one communicate if everyone gave different meaning to words? You might argue that this is something that already happens. Everyone puts their own feelings, experiences, ideas into words and therefore words already have different meanings. But this takes it too far. We are talking about an egg and an egg doesn’t have individual emotions, feelings, experiences to be put into words. For every egg, a single word should have the same meaning.

One final problem, perhaps the largest problem, remains unresolved. Who is Humpty Dumpty? You could say an egg. That’s true, but has he always been an egg or did he become an egg in the course of history? Some people say Humpty Dumpty was initially a cannon and later became an egg. That’s when the historical context of the song and Humpty‘s birth are lost. Let’s have another look at the text of the song.

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.

Perhaps there was an alternate version of the text, in the context of a riddle.

Humpti Dumpti sat on a wall,
Humpti Dumpti had a great fall;
Threescore men and threescore more,
Cannot place Humpty dumpty as he was before

We know the lyrics of songs are often changed to fit with a certain historical event: ‘Threescore men‘ became ‘All the King’s men‘, so it is assumed that there was a particular reason for the change in lyrics. What was the event in history where Humpty Dumpty had a relationship to the king, his men and his horses?

There are many who establish a relationship between this song and the English Civil War from 1642 to 1649, that ended with the execution of Charles I, King of England and Scotland, and the take-over of power by Oliver Cromwell. Following this theory, a cannon named Humpty Dumpty - one which actually existed - was put on the tower of a Church in Colchester (South East of England) by the troops of Charles I, from where they fired on the Roundheads, Cromwell‘s army of the parliament, conducted by Lord Fairfax.

Old map of Colchester, visit oldmap.co.uk for more antique maps

In order to stop from being fired upon, the Roundheads fired on the tower and succeeded in knocking down the cannon, and neither the king's men nor the king's horses were able to pull it into position again.

Another theory suggests that Charles I was Humpty Dumpty himself. After finally losing the war he was executed despite all his men and horses. These, however, can only be theories, with no actual proof in existance.

What other arguments support these theories?

1) We do know for certain that the text has been changed. The line ‘Threescore men and threescore more‘, was changed to ‘All the King's horses and all the King's men‘. It is likely that the text of the original song was altered to better fit better with the circumstance at the time.

If we don’t accept that there was a historical reason for this substitution, we need another theory to explain the change.

2) There are many songs, as we can see in this collection of nursery rhymes, that deal with conflicts during the regencies of Henry VIII, Mary I, James I, Charles I, Charles II and James II. In the unsecure political, social and religious situation during
these years, people expressed their opinions by producing new songs or changing already existing ones. There are many similar songs with historical significance.

3) Humpty Dumpty is a good example of a song which developed complexity during the course of time. When Lewis Carrol heard it for the first time, it was just a nursery rhyme about an egg. Now, the Humpty Dumpty in chapter 6 of Alice in Wonderland is a complex figure. We can see how easily a song can change its meaning and become independent from its original meaning. It may well have been that the song was initially a riddle, but later used to deride Charles I.

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	Great minds don't ride horses.
Suddenly there was a rending, tearing sound, and the earth split into another great crack just beneath the spot where the horse was standing.	Suddenly, a terrifying crack was heard, and a huge crack opened in the ground right under the horse.
Moonglum's own horse had backed away in panic and the little man was having great difficulty in controlling it.	Munglam's horse backed away in fear, and the little man only managed to hold him with difficulty.
I've got this great big horse and daft bugger's cut himself.	I have a great horse, and this stupid bastard cut himself somewhere.
The great Lakota warrior and chief named Crazy Horse surrendered at Fort Robinson.	A great Lakota warrior and leader named Crazy Horse surrendered at Fort Robinsson.
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 Dumpty together again.	Humpty chatter sat on the wall. Humpty - chat fell down (in a dream). And all the royal cavalry and all the royal army cannot raise Humpty - chatting.
They lived in great gorgeous houses with thirty servants, they rode about in motor-cars and four-horse carriages, they drank champagne, they wore top hats—'	kept thirty servants, drove around in cars and fours, drank champagne, wore top hats...
And with a great heave he rose underneath them and then shot off, faster than any horse could go, down hill and into the thick of the forest.	So he got to his feet and rushed forward faster than the fastest horse, first down the slope, then into the thicket of the forest.
What I liked about her, she didn't give you a lot of horse manure about what a great guy her father was.	I liked the fact that she didn't tell you what a wonderful dad she has.
Horses, mostly, and gambling - he's not a great one for women.	Mainly because of horses and games - he is not particularly fond of women.
What does that great big horsey gape of a grin portend?	Tell me what that stupid monkey grin of yours means?
There was the great shape of a centaur and a winged horse and a long lithe creature that Edmund took to be a dragon.	There was a huge centaur, and a winged horse, and some kind of long creature like a snake. Probably a dragon, Edmund decided.
There were a great many people, horses, too, often ran up to the entrance, but no dogs were to be seen.	There were a lot of people, often horses ran up to the entrance, but no dogs were visible.
Loves horses, hates poseurs, and will only date cute boys with blonde hair and great abs who are at least 6 feet tall and play either lacrosse or water polo.	Loves horses, hates poseurs and only dates cute boys with blond hair and big muscles who are at least 6 feet tall and also play lacrosse or water polo.
Oh, it's great - horses, costumes, really big turkey legs.	It's great - horses, costumes, huge turkey legs.
A unique horse with great talents.	Unique horse. Excellent data.
But in the height of the confusion, a mounted man galloped away to order the relays, and our horses were put to with great speed.	But in the midst of the turmoil, the rider galloped off to order replacement horses, and our four were harnessed in the blink of an eye.
And he led them a great pace over rough and smooth and through thick and thin, till the horses of all the courtiers were tired out and only these four were still following.	They rushed after him through the forests and oak forests without looking at the road; the horses of their attendants were exhausted, and only the kings and queens rushed after the deer.
I heard the king was a great horseman... in his time.	I heard the king of Portugal was a great horseman in his youth.
My Great-Great-Great Grandma Ernestine had one of the first indoor toilets. When Andrew Jackson came to Alabama to commemorate the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, nature called. (Laughs)	My great-great-great-grandmother Ernestine had one of the first indoor toilets and when Andrew Jackson came to Alabama to commemorate the Battle he had to answer the call of nature
He rubbed his eyes savagely to clear his vision, and beheld, not a horse, but a great brown bear.	He rubbed his eyes furiously, and when his vision cleared, he saw in front of him not a horse, but a large brown bear.
The master went out on horseback a great deal, and to accompany him was one of White Fang's chief duties in life.	The master rode a lot, and White Fang considered it his first duty to accompany him on such rides.
The citizens of this great nation want leadership, yes, but not a man on a white horse, demanding obedience to his command.	Citizens of this great nation... want a leader, yes, but not a man on a white horse demanding to obey his commands.
In their great necessity, many of them ate horseflesh.	Due to the huge lack of food, many of them ate horse meat.
You're such a great detective that you got stuck working this horseshit case, right?	You're such a great detective that you're still stuck on this case, right?
Besides the service and society, Vronsky had another great interest-horses; he was passionately fond of horses.	In addition to employment in service and society, Vronsky had another occupation - horses, for which he was a passionate hunter.
Send a lady's maid to ME! Mrs. Crawley cried in great anger; why didn't my Lady Bareacres tell me to go and saddle the horses!	Send a maid to me! cried Mrs. Crowley angrily. “Perhaps milady will order me to saddle the horses?”
You see, my grandmother told me that Great-Grandpa Roberts sold his best horse to buy that.	You see, my grandmother told me that great-grandfather Roberts sold his best horse to buy this.
Did you know that your great-great-great-great-uncle Bullroarer Took was so large, he could ride a real horse?	Did you know that your great-great-great-great-uncle Took Roaring Bull was so big he could ride a real horse?
Aware of their danger, they were going all abreast with great speed straight before the wind, rubbing their flanks as closely as so many spans of horses in harness.	Sensing danger, they now rushed straight downwind in close formation, touching sides, like eight horses in one harness.
Just then the tramp of galloping horses was heard, and, to the great amazement of the ladies, a force of gendarmes surrounded by the little party.	At that moment, the clatter of horses was heard, and they were surrounded by gendarmes, to the great surprise of both ladies.
	And she began to think about what she should do if ... if something happens to poor, kind Rodon, and what a blessing that he left her horses.
With great difficulty he managed to get to his horse, and shouting continually he moved on.	He reached the horse with great effort. Without ceasing to shout, he moved forward.
Great, so the Horseman of War now has her finger right on the button.	Great, so the Rider of War has his finger over the button.
They see their Great Horse upon the plain which has descended from heaven to drive us away.	They will see their Great Horse on the plain, which has come down from heaven to drive us away.
Their great horses reared, strode across the ranks, leaped over the bayonets and fell, gigantic, in the midst of these four living wells.	Huge horses reared up, jumped over rows of squares, jumped over bayonets and fell like giants among the four living walls.
She was about forty years of age, but her mobile face, with its great horse-like eyes, was fresh and smooth, and her small mouth looked as if it had been painted on, like that of a cheap doll.	She is in her forties. but her round, motionless face, with the huge eyes of a horse, is fresh and smooth, her small mouth seems painted on, like that of a cheap doll.
You're great with young horses.	You get along well with young horses.
The count said a word in Arabic to Ali, and the horses went on at great speed.	The count said something to Ali in Arabic, and the horses rushed at full speed.
Yes? said Dorothea, but they don't understand-they want me to be a great deal on horseback, and have the garden altered and new conservatories, to fill up my days.	Yes, but they don't understand... - said Dorothea. “They would like me to ride more, and for fun, I would redevelop the garden and build greenhouses.
In the stables, over the top of the open doors, one could see great cart-horses quietly feeding from new racks.	Large working horses could be seen through the open gates of the stables - they peacefully crunched hay, nibbling it from brand new feeders.
It's a great old horse but a rotten conversationalist.	This is a good horse, but a poor companion.
And so you tell me, she continued, that the strange gentleman came post, and there is a footman without with the horses; why, then, he is certainly some of your great gentlefolks too.	So you say, - she continued, - that this unknown gentleman came by mail and a servant remained with his horses? Well, that means he is one of the gentlemen.
They attached feeding sacks to the bridles of their horses, allowing them to cover great distances.	They tied bags of feed to their horses' bridles, allowing them to travel long distances.
Women were shown great respect and would often ride on a horse or wagon while the men walked.	Women were highly respected and often rode a horse or wagon while the men walked.
He built a horse racing farm in Njoro, near the Great Rift Valley between the Mau Escarpment and the Rongai Valley.	He built a horse farm in Nyoro, near the great rift valley between the Mau slope and the Rongai Valley.
Going out Great Madison Street in the horse cars we had to stop twice to let houses get across.	Leaving for Great Madison Street in horse carts, we had to stop twice to let the houses pass.
Winning the Epiphany race is a great honor for both horse and rider, while the post-race celebrations, win or not, are highly festive.	Victory in the Epiphany race is a great honor for both horse and rider, while post-race celebrations, victory or not, are very festive.
Finvarra is a benevolent figure who ensures good harvests, a master at chess, strong horses, and great riches to those who will assist him.	Finvarra is a benevolent figure who provides good harvests, a master of chess, strong horses and great wealth to those who will help him.
The Han imperial regime required Ferghana horses and imported such great numbers of them that the rulers of Ferghana closed their borders to such trade.	The Han imperial regime demanded Fergana horses and imported them in such quantities that the rulers of Fergana closed their borders to such trade.
However, the system of drilling and horse-hoeing, when united with judicious manuring, has been found a great improvement in agriculture.	However, the system of drilling and loosening the hitching post, when combined with reasonable manure, found a great improvement in agriculture.
Escaped horses from Coronado's party spread over the Great Plains, and the Plains Indians mastered horsemanship within a few generations.	Coronado's runaway horses spread across the Great Plains, and the Plains Indians mastered the art of horsemanship for generations.
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.	Humpty - Dumpty sat on the wall, Humpty - Dumpty fell hard; all the royal horses and all the royal people could not collect Humpty again.
The following morning, the king traveled on horseback in a great procession through the decorated city streets to Westminster.	The next morning the King set out on horseback in a great procession through the decorated city streets to Westminster.
To take an extreme example, a Shire draft horse is not able to reach or sustain great gallopint speeds, and a Thoroughbred race horse is ill-suited for pulling a plow.	To take an extreme example, a county draft horse is not capable of developing or maintaining a high gallop speed, and a thoroughbred racehorse is ill-equipped to pull a plow.
Large, heavy draft horses have the raw muscle power to pull great weight, though they may sacrifice some agility and must sacrifice speed.	Large, heavy draft horses have the brute muscle power to pull a lot of weight, although they may sacrifice some agility and must sacrifice speed.
The reintroduction of the horse to North America had a profound impact on Native American culture of the Great Plains.	The reintroduction of the horse to North America had a profound effect on the culture of the Native Americans of the Great Plains.
Secondary source, but the KWPN/Dutch do a great deal of research on how to identify and breed horses with certain talents.	Secondary source, but the KVPN/Dutch do a lot of research on how to identify and breed horses with certain talents.
Chief American Horse was a son of Old Chief Smoke, an Oglala Lakota head chief and one of the last great Shirt Wearers, a highly prestigious Lakota warrior society.	The American Horse Chief was the son of the old Smoke Chief, head chief of the Oglala Lakota tribe and one of the last great shirt wearers of the highly prestigious Lakota warrior society.
American Horse the Younger opposed Crazy Horse during the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877 and the Ghost Dance Movement of 1890, and was a Lakota delegate to Washington.	American Horse Jr. opposed Crazy Horse during the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877 and the Ghost Dance movement in 1890 and was a Lakota delegate to Washington.

Who is Humpty Dumpty.

Humpty Dumpty ) — character of many classic English nursery rhymes, very well known in English speaking world. Is the hero of the book Lewis Carroll " Alice Through the Looking Glass 'where looks big a humanoid egg tie . Appears on the sixth chess cell in the Looking Glass. Alice finds him in the shop of the Sheep that the White Queen has turned into. Humpty Dumpty transforms from an ordinary egg that Alice bought. He sits in Turkish on a high wall and acts as a sage through the mirror, who helps Alice to comprehend the meaning of the words from the poem about Jabberwocky. Humpty Dumpty insists that every name must mean something. In addition, he claims that words have the meaning that he himself gives them. Behind this statement are the disputes of mathematicians of that time, what is raising to a negative power, etc. Carroll the mathematician was of the position that one should not look for what the mathematical concept "really" is, but give a definition. This point of view eventually prevailed.

He has a special affinity for the King, receives gifts from him on his "unbirthday" (that is, all other days of the year except one). After the fall of Humpty Dumpty, the White King sends "all the king's cavalry, all the king's men" (eng. all the King's horses and all the King's men ) in order to assemble it.

Saying goodbye to Alice, Humpty Dumpty says that the next time they meet, he won't recognize her, because he can't tell her face from the faces of other people. Thus, Lewis Carroll gives one of the first descriptions of prosopagnosia - a mental disorder, expressed in the inability to recognize faces. Informally, this disorder is sometimes referred to as "Humpty Dumpty Syndrome." Perhaps the rhyme "Humpty Dumpty" was dedicated to the king To Richard III, who actually fell off the wall during the battle of 1485. Historically, the Humpty Dumpty is believed to have been a large fortification weapon. His story is connected with the events English Civil War (1642-1649)) that occurred during the siege by supporters Cromwell city Colchester in the summer of 1648. The Royalists heavily fortified Colchester. A huge cannon, colloquially called "Humpty-Dumpty" ("Humpty Dumpty"), was mounted on a wall next to St. Mary's Church. During the siege the parliamentarians managed to damage the wall below the Humpty Dumpty with a cannon shot, and the gun fell to the ground. The royalists tried to install "Humpty Dumpty" on another part of the wall. However, the cannon was so heavy that "all the king's men and all the king's horses were unable to lift it again." As a result, the royalist forces were severely undermined and the strategically important Colchester fell after an 11-week siege.

Direct knowledge of history

In front of you is an illustration by William Wallace Danslow. By what name do we know the one who is depicted on it?

Answer: Humpty Dumpty.

Credit: Humpty-Dumpty.

Comment: This is what the illustrator thought Humpty Dumpty looked like after he fell.

For example, with an indication of the cavalry, army and others:

Listen to the beginning of a very free translation of this text into Ukrainian: "Cossack Mamai galloping across the Danube, The kind gepnuvsya so, scho lusnuv get out to the edge. The whole film of Doroshenko, Mustache Viysko Morozenka, No Cossack brothers, no father, no mother Mamai can’t buy zibrati before. Name the person referred to in the classical translation of this text into Russian.

Answer: Humpty Dumpty.

Comment: Marshak's translation:

Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall. Humpty Dumpty collapsed in his sleep. All the king's cavalry, all the king's men...

In the Tower of London, they say that the English King Richard III came to power by killing his two young nephews - heirs to the throne. The people did not like him for his cruelty and outward ugliness. He died during the battle, defending the right to the throne - both his legs were cut off in the thick of the battle, so that none of his troops could help him at the right time. How in Russian does the nickname given to him by the people after these events sound?

Answer: Humpty Dumpty.

Source: Tour of the Tower of London.

For example, with a hint of a wall

Shortly before the stock market crash in 2008, The New Yorker magazine depicted HIM sitting on the eaves of a building on Wall Street. Name HIM.

Answer: Humpty Dumpty.

Credit: Humpty-Dumpty.

Comment: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. (Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall, Humpty Dumpty fell down in his sleep). "Wall" - "wall".

Source: The New Yorker, February 4, 2008.

According to historical sources, the SECOND was sometimes used in the construction of the FIRST. According to the literary source, on the FIRST there was someone similar to the SECOND. And what was his name?

Answer: Humpty Dumpty.

Credit: Humpty Dumpty.

Comment: FIRST - walls, SECOND - eggs; when building especially strong walls, eggs were sometimes used to mix the mortar; Humpty Dumpty, who Alice thought looked like an egg, sat on the wall.

Source: 1. http://www.stroinauka.ru/d26dr7003m428.html
2. L. Carroll. Alice in the Wonderland.

With a direct hint of the fall

Both had a great influence on the actions of the armed forces of their countries for some time. Both occupied a high position, which they later lost. Even the historical homeland of these two is almost the same; True, there are different versions about the origin of one, and the city where the ancestors of the other lived is known for sure. And, finally, these two are united by the requirement to abuse the gift of speech. Name both.

Answer: Humpty Dumpty, Barclay de Tolly

Comment: Barclay de Tolly was a Scot by origin, his ancestors lived in the town of Tolly. In 1812, he was the commander-in-chief of the Russian army and received the nickname "Chatty-yes-only." Humpty Dumpty is a character in English folklore; for versions of its origin, see 4 and 5. These two are united by the imperative mood of the verb "talk".

Source: 1. Lev Uspensky "You and your name" Volgograd 1994 p.224 (chapter "Something else about surnames", distortion of the surname of Barclay de Tolly)
2. http://www.tartans.com/clans/Barclay/barclay.html (origin of Barclay de Tolly )

Through the Looking Glass

Initially, the verse about Humpty Dumpty was included in the Tales of Mother Goose. In modern English, the word "humpty dumpty" (humpty dumpty) has two meanings: "fatty-shorty" and "a thing that has fallen or broken and unrepairable."

Historically, the Humpty Dumpty is believed to have been a large fortress weapon. The story with him is connected with the events of the civil war in England (1642-1649).), which took place during the siege by Cromwell's supporters of the city of Colchester in the summer of 1648. The Royalists heavily fortified Colchester. A huge cannon, colloquially called "Humpty-Dumpty" ("Humpty Dumpty"), was mounted on a wall next to St. Mary's Church. During the siege, the parliamentarians managed to damage the wall below the Humpty Dumpty with a cannon shot, and the gun fell to the ground. The royalists tried to install "Humpty Dumpty" on another part of the wall. However, the cannon was so heavy that "all the king's men and all the king's horses were unable to lift it again." As a result, the royalist forces were severely undermined and the strategically important Colchester fell after an 11-week siege.

Saying goodbye to Alice, Humpty Dumpty says that the next time they meet, he won't recognize her because he can't tell her face from other people's faces. Thus, Lewis Carroll gives one of the first descriptions of prosopagnosia - a mental disorder, expressed in the inability to recognize faces. Informally, this disorder is sometimes referred to as "Humpty Dumpty Syndrome".

R. P. Warren chose a line from a poem about Humpty Dumpty as the title of his famous novel All the King's Men.

The character is not currently forgotten. His image was used in the Kinder Surprise commercial

Text of the original poem

There is another version of the poem:

In Russian, the poem is known in the translation of S. Ya. Marshak:

Reflection in art

Movies

In the animated film "Puss in Boots" () Humpty "Alexander" Dumpty is a friend of Puss in Boots. They were both orphans in an orphanage.
In the same year, Humpty Dumpty appears as one of the main characters in the Oscar-winning cartoon Mr. Morris Lessmore's Fantastic Flying Books.
Humpty Dumpty also appears in the animated film "Kids in Toyland", where he works in a toy factory.

Video games

In the game American McGee's Alice, Humpty Dumpty sits on a destroyed wall, his head is broken, he smokes a cigar. He refuses to talk to Alice.

Literature

Kuttner G. Humpty Dumpty. Novel. - 1953.
Kibirov T. Yu. Humpty Dumpty. Sat. poems. - St. Petersburg. , 2002.
Demin R. N. Apollo and Humpty Dumpty as Mentors of Philosophy // Philosophical Sciences . - 2006. - No. 3.

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See what "Humpty Dumpty" is in other dictionaries:

Go ahead, loafer, nonsense, in vain, fool, fool Dictionary of Russian synonyms. humpty chat see in vain Dictionary of synonyms of the Russian language. Practical guide. M.: Russian language. Z. E. Aleksandrova ... Dictionary of synonyms

SHALLTAY DUMMY, non-consecutive, male (simple). Nonsense, rubbish. Every humpty carries. || An absurd person. Explanatory Dictionary of Ushakov. D.N. Ushakov. 1935 1940 ... Ushakov's Explanatory Dictionary

SHALLTAY DUMMY, adv. (colloquial neod.). Without any business, purpose, occupation (about pastime; originally about empty chatter). Humpty chatting around the yard all day long. Explanatory dictionary of Ozhegov. S.I. Ozhegov, N.Yu. Shvedova. 1949 1992 ... Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary

Humpty talk and neizm ... Spelling Dictionary-Reference

Humpty Dumpty - Simple Neglect 1. Nonsense, trifles, idle chatter. [Dasha:] You wanted from these fashionistas of yours! What do they have? Just talk humpty in your head (Grigorovich. Capital air). She (politics) does not give immutable laws, she almost always lies, but about the humpty ... Phraseological Dictionary of the Russian Literary Language

Through the Looking Glass

Is the hero of the book "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll, where he looks like a large humanoid egg with a tie. Appears on the sixth chess cell in the Looking Glass. Alice finds him in the shop of the Sheep that the White Queen has turned into. Humpty Dumpty transforms from an ordinary egg that Alice bought. He sits in Turkish on a high wall and acts as a sage through the mirror, who helps Alice to comprehend the meaning of the words from the poem about Jabberwocky. Humpty Dumpty insists that every name must mean something.

In addition, he claims that words have the meaning that he himself gives them. Behind this statement are the disputes of mathematicians of that time, what is raising to a negative power, etc. Carroll the mathematician was of the position that one should not look for what the mathematical concept "really" is, but give a definition. This point of view eventually prevailed.

He has a special affinity for the King, receives gifts from him for his "non-birthday" (that is, all other days of the year except one). After the fall of Humpty Dumpty, the White King sends "all the king's cavalry, all the king's men" ( English all the King's horses and all the King's men) in order to collect it.

Character story

Possibly, the poem "Humpty Dumpty" was dedicated to King Richard III, who actually fell off the wall during the battle of 1485.

Historically, the Humpty Dumpty is believed to have been a large fortress weapon. The story is connected with the events of the English Civil War (1642-1649), which took place during the siege of the city of Colchester by supporters of Oliver Cromwell in the summer of 1648. The Royalists heavily fortified Colchester. A huge cannon, colloquially called "Humpty-Dumpty" ("Humpty Dumpty"), was mounted on a wall next to St. Mary's Church. During the siege, the parliamentarians managed to damage the wall below the Humpty Dumpty with a cannon shot, and the gun fell to the ground. The royalists tried to install "Humpty Dumpty" on another part of the wall. However, the cannon was so heavy that "all the king's men and all the king's horses were unable to lift it again." As a result, the royalist forces were severely undermined and the strategically important Colchester fell after an 11-week siege.

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