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The old ballad of the babes in the wood

by Edward Ardizzone

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The 1640 version of the ballad about two young children whose uncle plots to do away with them.

TextsEnglish Nursery rhymesEnglish BalladsBalladsChildren's poetryAvariceJuvenile poetryBrothers and sistersUnclesOrphansConduct of lifeChildren
The old ballad of the babes in the wood by Edward Ardizzone — book · Vinony