Little Miss Muffet’s first name was probably Patience. The heroine of the nursery rhyme is assumed to be Patience Moffat, the daughter of Thomas Moffat (d. 1604), an Elizabethan physician and author.

Who knew that Little Miss Muffet, when she sat on her tuffet, was eating the curds and whey that were supposed to be fed to the livestock? That and other interesting facts about the making of cheese ...

'The court will now hear case number 356-A, Miss Muffet vs. The Spider. Is the prosecution prepared to make an opening statement?" "Yes, Your Honor. If it pleases The Court, the prosecution will ...

Nursery rhymes may not make sense to the 21st-century child. What’s the tuffet that Little Miss Muffet sat on when the first copies of the rhyme appeared in England in 1553? A chair, a stool, a plant, ...

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What is the tuffet upon which Little Miss Muffet sat when the first copies of the nursery rhyme appeared in 1553 in England? A chair, a stool, a plant, a stone or maybe a small animal? And what are ...

Nursery rhymes, songs, verse and lullabies are part of a child’s literary heritage. Passed down from parent or family member to baby or young child, they stretch back generations. No child should grow ...

University of Notre Dame women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw has led her team to five NCAA Final Fours, is the reigning Naismith College Coach of the Year, and has a spot in the Women's Basketball ...