Humpty-dumptyHumpty-dumpty sat on a wall.Humpty-dumpty had a great fall.All the King's horsesAnd all the King's menCan not put Humpty-dumpty together again.这首顺口溜是英语国家民间很受欢迎的鹅妈妈故事之一。Humpty-dumpty 是一只大鸡蛋。一位美丽的公主把它带进皇宫,让它坐在墙头上看国王的车队回宫。它看得太起劲了,不小心摔下来就碎了。英语里的Humpty-dumpty 比喻一经损坏就无法修复的东西。
The king sits in Dumferline town, Drinking the blood-red wine: “O where will I get a good sailor To sail this ship of mine?” ----from anonymous, Sir Patrick Spens