Old Mother Hubbard

Las Nursery Rhymes se han oído desde hace siglos en las escuelas y hogares británicos. Hoy os presentamos una de nuestras rimas favoritas, publicada por primera vez en 1805, con la que los niños podrán aprender nuevo vocabulario y, sobre todo, aumentar sus destrezas a la hora de escuchar y articular el inglés, además de entrar a formar parte de una larga y bella tradición. 

Tranquilos, de momento no se trata de aprenderse la rima de memoria, sino de poner a punto el cerebro y los órganos de fonación antes de meternos con el libro de texto Footprints y el vocabulario y las funciones comunicativas que podemos aprender a través de él. 

Old Mother Hubbard

Went to the cupboard

To give her poor dog a bone.

But when she got there

The cupboard was bare,

And so the poor doggy had none.

She went to the Baker's

To buy him some bread

But when she came back

The Dog wasn’t dead.

She took a clean dish

To get him some tripe

But when she came back

He was smoking a pipe.

She went to the Alehouse

To get him some beer

But when she came back

The Dog sat in a chair.

She went to the Tavern

For white wine and red

But when she came back

The Dog stood on his head.

She went to the Fruiterer's 

To buy him some fruit

But when she came back 

He was playing the flute.

She went to the Taylor's 

To buy him a coat

But when she came back 

He was riding a goat.

She went to the Hatter's

To buy him a hat

But when she came back

He was feeding her cat.

She went to the Barber’s 

To buy him a wig

But when she came back

He was dancing a jig.

She went to the Cobbler's 

To buy him some shoes

But when she came back 

He was reading the news.

She went to the Sempstress’ 

To buy him some linen

But when she came back 

The Dog was spinning.

She went to the Hosier's

To buy him some hose

But when she came back 

He was dressed in his clothes.

The Dame made a courtesy 

The Dog made a bow

The Dame said your servant 

The Dog said bow-wow.

Como este curso somos nuevos en 3º, no hemos tenido oportunidad de pedir libros de lectura, pero quizá algunos padres queráis enriquecer la biblioteca de inglés de vuestros hijos con la adquisición de este libro que vamos a leer en clase y que recrea esta antigua rima.