Nursery Crimes & Fairy Trials

FAIRY TRIAL 01/2023 – HUMPTY DUMPTY v TRICKY BRICKIES & Ors

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,

All the King’s horses,

And all the King’s men,

Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

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Humpty Dumpty sued the brickie,

Humpty Dumpty sued too quickly,

All the King’s Counsel,

With all the King’s flair,

Couldn’t show any particular want of care.

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Humpty Dumpty sued some more,

Humpty Dumpty went full bore,

All the King’s Judges,

In all the King’s land,

Dismissed his claims out of hand.

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Humpty Dumpty was schooled on the law,

Humpty Dumpty was schooled for sure,

All the King’s subjects,

In all the King’s realms

Must take care to look after themselves!

FAIRY TRIAL 02/2023 – R v GOOSEY GANDER

Goosey, Goosey Gander,

Whither shall I wander,

Upstairs and downstairs,

And in my lady’s chamber,

There I met an old man,

Who wouldn’t say his prayers,

So I took him by his left leg,

And threw him down the stairs!

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Bloody, bloody battery,

What a wicked quandary,

Shall I give a quarter,

For the Judge’s mercy?

There I met my sentence,

For the old man’s slaughter,

So they bound me by my hands,

And fed me bread and water!

FAIRY TRIAL 03/2023 – R v JOHNNY GREEN

Ding, dong bell,

Pussy’s in the well,

Who put her in?

Little Johnny Green.

Who pulled her out?

Little Johnny Stout.

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Ding, dong bell,

Johnny’s in a cell,

Who put them there?

Good Judge Clare.

Is he getting out?

Not on Tom’s account!