Nursery rhymes that make you wonder

In the first four verses, we're informed that the one duck each time does not come back. But the final verse is:

Not sure what kind of delinquent ducks you're hanging around with, but the mother duck in the rhyme gets them all back in the end.

Do you speak duck? The "quack quack quack quack" in the first four verses could be her telling them to go off and play, but to be careful. Which they do. Despite them being "over the hills and far away", she's clearly within earshot of them. "far away" is relative to a duck, not a human, and may only be a matter of metres.

Then the "quack quack quack quack" in the last line could be her instructing them to come back immediately, which they clearly do.

When you're using a language with such a limited vocabulary as ducks are, a lot of detail can be missed in the translation.

The Old Woman that Lived in a Shoe

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.

She had so many children, she didn't know what to do.

She gave them some broth without any bread;

Then whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.

Where were the child protection agencies?

Ruby Franke

Rock a bye baby. Who puts a baby up a tree unless your off your tree yourself. Tusla will be very busy when I give them a call.