three blind mice
Carving-knife nursery song
Three blind mice is a traditional English nursery rhyme, familiar enough that the phrase evokes its singsong melody: See how they run.
The rhyme's dark imagery—a farmer's wife cutting off tails with a carving knife—makes it a touchstone for discussions of violence in children's literature.
The phrase occasionally describes any hapless trio bumbling through a situation.
- nursery rhymeTraditional poem for young children
- nurseryRoom for infants
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- tailRear animal appendage
- farmerOne who cultivates land
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three blind miceLullaby and Goodnight
Classic German bedtime melody
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