# Mother Goose: Cross Patch - Source: The Real Mother Goose (mother-goose.gutenberg.org), Public domain, Blanche Fisher Wright, illustrator, 1916, via Project Gutenberg - Reading level: Ages 4 to 6 - Subjects: Poems, Animals, Food - Topics: robin, little, pussy-cat, redbreast, dear, goose - Length: 253 words, about 2 min - Original: - Page: - Open in Sprouts: Cross patch, draw the latch, Sit by the fire and spin; Take a cup and drink it up, Then call your neighbors in. ## The Old Woman Under A Hill There was an old woman Lived under a hill; And if she's not gone, She lives there still. ## Tweedle-Dum And Tweedle-Dee Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee Resolved to have a battle, For Tweedle-dum said Tweedle-dee Had spoiled his nice new rattle. Just then flew by a monstrous crow, As big as a tar barrel, Which frightened both the heroes so, They quite forgot their quarrel. ## Oh, Dear! Dear, dear! what can the matter be? Two old women got up in an apple-tree; One came down, and the other stayed till Saturday. ## Old Mother Goose Old Mother Goose, when She wanted to wander, Would ride through the air On a very fine gander. ## Little Jumping Joan Here am I, little jumping Joan, When nobody's with me I'm always alone. ## Robin Redbreast Little Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree, Up went Pussy-Cat, down went he, Down came Pussy-Cat, away Robin ran, Says little Robin Redbreast: "Catch me if you can!" Little Robin Redbreast jumped upon a spade, Pussy-Cat jumped after him, and then he was afraid. Little Robin chirped and sang, and what did Pussy say? Pussy-Cat said: "Mew, mew, mew," and Robin flew away. ## Pat-A-Cake Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Baker's man! So I do, master, As fast as I can. Pat it, and prick it, And mark it with T, Put it in the oven For Tommy and me. ## Picture credits - Blanche Fisher Wright, Public domain () - Blanche Fisher Wright, Public domain ()