从1744年第一本「鹅妈妈」的儿歌集问世以来,每个时代都曾经出过不同的版本与型式,而这本《鹅妈妈经典童谣》到底有什么特色呢?它之所以称得上「经典」,那是因为它撷取了Walker出版社「My First Mother Goose」(1996年)和「Here Comes Mother Gooes」(1999年)两本书的精华合而为一。这两本书的编者Iona Opie女士毕生致力于采撷、整理及研究英国的童谣和民间传说,被公认是这个领域的权威,而画者则是赫赫有名的露斯玛丽·韦尔斯(Rosemary Wells)。韦尔斯女士笔下动物角色个个都个性鲜明,如她作品中最具代表性的小兔子、忠心耿耿的狗儿、俏皮卖乖的小鸭鸭、喜欢冒险的猫咪……。在温馨的氛围中,这些动物活泼、逗趣的演出,将「鹅妈妈」中单纯的喜悦和慧黠的幽默完全表现出来了。
Good morning Mrs hen!How many chikens have you got? Madam,i’ve got ten. Four of them yellow,and four of them are brown,and two of them are speckled red. The nicest in the town.Choock choock,choock,choock!
Good morning Mrs hen!How many chikens have you got? Madam,i’ve got ten. Four of them yellow,and four of them are brown,and two of them are speckled red. The nicest in the town.Choock choock,choock,choock!