Folk Songs & Rhymes

Rhymes that teach as they entertain.

The Cat and The Fiddle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        Hey diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle

 

                                    The cat is often portrayed as a keen observer who spends the whole day simply watching all that is going on. This finds contact with its passions, where for reasons of survival, its mind conjures expressions of what it sees and its life force simulates an understanding of the nature of life it observes. Where it has come to see enough, its mind is able to form an initiative for action,

 

                                    Human insight is not very different from that same experience. And it may sometimes progress to a point of being harmonious and rhythmic in its expression. The hearing ear finds something to respond to and comes to adopt the communication of such a person as being their views. As the expression is borrowed and may sometimes become dated, the viewpoint is therefore limited in its usage and would need to be up-dated from time to time.

 

                                    Human tendencies and the need for stability comes to rely on these views and holds fast to them over an extended period of time. This produces difficulties in  responding to changes later.

 

 

                        The cow jumped over the moon

 

                                    The cow is represented as an animal that divides its views into two opposing  sides and creates a practice of responses to issues and situations that draw on the mind and interest of the doer. It creates a soft comfort of knowing and  understanding issues and attaches itself to that knowledge.

 

                                    As a result, the doer sometimes find themselves in a situation of over extension and may bite off more than they can chew. The moon is the very epitome of imitation  in the way that it reflects the sunshine and relies on it for light. The reflection is then accepted as real.

 

 

                        The little dog laughed to see such sport

 

                                    The dog as the proverbial enemy of the cat, takes to the opposing view and  observes, unattached, the nature of the actions. In learning from the pitfalls of the cat, it avoids the obvious and takes to striving hard to keep itself unattached and an active participant in life.

 

 

                        And the dish ran away with the spoon

 

                                    In a final illustration of the consequences of wrongful action, the writer of the rhyme, predicts that such a behavior will cause difficulties to the survival of the individual and the breadbasket may well be empty in the future.

 

 

 

 

                        It is heartening to note that our societies start at an early age to teach children the virtues of original thinking and making a special effort to question and to know. Even though the child does not at the time understand the true meaning of the rhyme, he/she catches onto the tune and comes to realize it at a later stage.

 

 

                                   

Reviews

[Timothy Burjess]

Brilliance once again my friend, inspired me to read the rhyme once again, another to add to the list of understanding. You truly are a master, you works shall echo in the pantheon of genius.

[Marie Harrison]

Amazing to understand the hidden logic behind this nursery rhyme
that most of us learned as children. Glad I read this essay. Nice work.

[Jupiter Jazz]

Wow I never put that much thought into a nursey rhyme before, but going in depth usually produces something interesting. Very enlightening