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In my last blog post, I gave a couple of variations of One, Two, Buckle My Shoe that go up to the number twenty. It’s rare that this rhyme goes past that. When it does, it seems to be to play it as a ball bouncing game… how high can you go bouncing the ball?

This whole search for different variations of the One, Two, Buckle My Shoe rhyme, was all inspired by an email I received from Fran. She wrote…

Lisa, We used to do this rhyme up to 40 when we were kids. Have you ever heard the second part? I am trying to find the parts I can’t remember. Thanks, Fran

As I mentioned in my last post, most people know One, Two, Buckle My Shoe up to 10. Some people know it up to 20. Most people don’t know it past that. I myself had a hard time finding versions beyond 20. After some research, the highest I was able to find was 30. Given Fran’s email, there seems to be a version of this rhyme that goes up to forty. Do you know any versions that go that high?

Below are the different versions I found that go higher than twenty…

First are two versions that go up to twenty-four. They’re from Southern California Jump-Rope Rhymes: A Study in Variants by Ray B. Browne (Western Folklore, Jan. 1955). The first one was “Given as a ball bouncing game”…

One, two,
Buckle my shoe.
Three, Four,
Open the door.
Five, Six,
Pick up sticks.
Seven, Eight,
Lay them straight.
Nine, Ten,
A big fat Hen.

Eleven, twelve,
Mind your self (or, roast ‘er well).
Thirteen, fourteen, maids are sporting.
Fifteen, sixteen, maids are kissing.
Seventeen, eighteen, maids are waiting.
Nineteen, twenty, maids are plenty.
Twenty-one, twenty-two,
If you love me as I love you
My knife can cut our love in two.
Twenty-three, twenty-four,
Mary at the kitchen door
Eating apples by the score.
One, two, three, four.

[Original Source: Nebraska: Sue Hall, “That Spring Perennial-Rope Jumping!” Recreation, XXXIV (March, 1941), 713-716. (verbal changes only, 11. 1-2)]

Here’s a variation Brown gave on the second verse:

Eleven, twelve, in the well.
Thirteen, fourteen, boys are courting.
Fifteen, sixteen, maids in the kitchen.
Seventeen, eighteen, maids in waiting.
Nineteen, twenty, my plate is empty
(and sometimes ends,…
Twenty-four, Mary’s at the cottage door
Eating grapes upon a plate,
Five, six, seven, eight.)

[Original Source: Paul G. Brewster, “Rope-Skipping, Counting-out, and other Rhymes of Children,” SFQ, III (1939), 173-185. (verbal changes only, 11. 1-2)]

Western Folklore by California Folklore Society (1954) has the ending simply as:

Twenty-one, twenty-two,
If you love me as I love you
My knife can cut our love in two.

The book 10,000 reasons for everything; How to win; Why you lost; Folklore supporting our best superstitions (1998), by William Carroll, has the ending as:

Twenty-one, twenty-two,
That will do.

Beverly Flanigan, from the American Dialect Society, posted this: “I only know the 4-and-20 rhyme as the ending of ‘One, two, buckle my shoe’ which we chanted while trying to bounce a ball non-stop without grasping it or losing it (I can still do it!)”…

One, two, buckle my shoe
Three, four, shut the door
Five, six, pick up sticks
Seven, eight, lay them straight
Nine, ten, a big fat hen
Eleven, twelve, dig and delve
Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting
Fifteen, sixteen, maids a-kissing
Seventeen, eighteen, maids a-waiting
Nineteen, twenty, the larder is empty
Twenty-one, twenty-two, my old shoe,
Dressed in blue, died last night at half-past two,
Twenty-three, twenty-four, last night at half-past four,
Twenty-four burglars came up to my door;
I opened the door and let them in;
I knocked them down with a rolling pin!

Finally, here’s an incomplete version of the rhyme that goes up to thirty. It’s from The Counting-out Rhymes of Children by Henry Carrington Bolton (1888). Bolton wrote that it was “Used in Wrentham Mass as early as 1780″…

One, two, buckle my shoe

Three, four, open the door
Five six, pick up sticks
Seven, eight, lay them straight
Nine, ten, kill a fat hen
Eleven, twelve, bake it well
Thirteen, fourteen, go a courtin’
Fifteen, sixteen, go to milkin’
Seventeen, eighteen, do the bakin’
Nineteen, twenty, the mill is empty
Twenty-one, charge the gun
Twenty-two, the partridge flew
Twenty-three, she lit on a tree
Twenty-four, she lit down lower
Twenty-five*,
Twenty-six*,
Twenty-seven*,
Twenty-eight*,
Twenty-nine the game is mine,
Thirty make a kerchy.

*Asterisks denote portions forgotten by the aged contributor.

If anyone knows of any other versions of One, Two, Buckle My Shoe that go higher than twenty, please let us know about it in the comments below.

Thanks!

Mama Lisa

Illustration from “National Rhymes of the Nursery” (circa 1895), illustrated by Gordon Browne (with a little graphical editing by Lisa Yannucci).

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Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na. “ Everybody clap.” Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na.

One, two, buckle my shoe. Three, four shut the door and five six pick up sticks, seven, eight now lay them straight. Nine, ten a big fat hen, sounds pretty good, let’s do it again singing…

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na. “ Everybody clap.” Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na.   “A little faster, now.” One, two, buckle my shoe. Three, four shut the door and five six pick up sticks, seven, eight now lay them straight. Nine, ten a big fat hen, sounds pretty good, let’s do it again singing…   “A little faster, now.” One, two, buckle my shoe. Three, four shut the door and five six pick up sticks, seven, eight now lay them straight. Nine, ten a big fat hen, sounds pretty good, let’s do it again singing…   “A little faster, now. ” One, two, buckle my shoe. Three, four shut the door and five six pick up sticks, seven, eight now lay them straight. Nine, ten a big fat hen, sounds pretty good, let’s do it again singing…   “A little faster, now.” One, two, buckle my shoe. Three, four shut the door and five six pick up sticks, seven, eight now lay them straight. Nine, ten a big fat hen, sounds pretty good, let’s do it again singing…

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How to eat with chopsticks correctly - Lifehacker

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In sushi bars, you no longer have to ask for a fork.

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What you need to know to make it work

• Chopsticks are an accurate and reliable tool, they can take one grain of rice or a whole ear of corn, you just need to practice. It is more convenient to start with medium-sized pieces, a good option is a slice of cheese. Grabbing food is easiest when the chopsticks are at a 45 degree angle to the table.
• One of the sticks is always immobile: it is the base to which the food is pressed by the second element, which is movable.
• Do not hold sticks too close to the base. It is better that only their upper third is visible above the palm. This way it will be possible to capture even large pieces, and the hands will be at a greater distance from the food.
• Before use, lightly tap the ends of the chopsticks on the table or palm to ensure they are exactly level.
• If the lower or upper ends are crossed, then something is wrong and you should look for a better position of the device in your hand.

How to eat with chopsticks the classic way

Relax your hand. Place one stick on the nail phalanx of the ring finger and press with the base of the thumb.

Place the second wand in your hand the way you would normally hold a pencil. Straighten your thumb, move it to find the most comfortable position. All people hold chopsticks a little differently.

Try moving the second wand. To lower it, lightly press with your index finger. To lift it, push it up with your middle finger. The thumb and first stick remain motionless.

This video will help you learn this technique of eating with chopsticks:

How to eat with chopsticks in an alternative way

Hold one stick with your thumb and forefinger.

Without changing the position of the first stick, put the second one in your hand, as shown in the photo, and press it with the base of your thumb.

Fix the second stick with the tip of your middle finger, find the most comfortable position for you.

Relax your hand and try to move the top stick by bending and unbending your index finger. The bottom one should remain stationary.

This technique of using chopsticks is shown in more detail in the video:

How to behave at an Asian table

Michael Leininger, American ^{China Dining Etiquette etiquette specialist, author of the book "Etiquette Fundamentals", gives the following advice:}

• Everywhere except Korea, it is allowed to bring a bowl of soup or rice closer to your mouth to make it easier to eat. With plates, such a number will not work.
• Chopsticks are also served with soup: first they eat the solid ingredients of the dish, and then they drink or eat the broth with a spoon.
• With rare exceptions, eating with your hands is not allowed. If a large piece of food cannot be divided into smaller ones (for example, it is a duck leg), then you need to gently bring it to your mouth and bite off.
• But the classic sushi is the exception: the pieces are usually taken by hand and only the fish is dipped into the sauce, the rice remains clean.
• It is believed that you should not take food from a common plate with your chopsticks. But if there are no additional devices lying next to it, just turn the sticks over and take a piece with thick ends.
• The owner of the house is the first to take chopsticks at the table.

Do's and Don'ts

• Do not leave chopsticks sticking out of the cup or stick into food.
• Don't cross sticks, it's considered bad luck.
• Do not pierce food with them, except when it is necessary to separate one piece from another.
• Do not move the chopsticks on the table.
• Do not point the appliance at people or at the food you are asking to be passed from the other end of the table.
• Do not pass food with chopsticks from one person to another: this is reminiscent of the Japanese funeral tradition.

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