F is for Fairykins - 6 of 6

So to the last layer of the windows in this overview of the Fairykin's book/figure set, annd we have five Nursery Rhyme 'minor characters', along with Hansel and Gretel, who are another fairy-tale given a quick prose-poem by Marx to fit their story on the box!

I think Goosy Goosy Gander and Mistress Mary are the new additions to my previous loose sample here, possibly the clock, but I have a feeling I did have one, but maybe I sorted it into the Disneykins as a suspected Disney widow-box accessory, rather than leaving it with the Fairykins?

Ah, yes; gratuitous ultra-violence visited upon forgetful elders by wandering poultry!

Goosey goosey gander,
Whither shall I wander?
Upstairs and downstairs
And in my lady's chamber.
There I met an old man
Who would not say his prayers,
I took him by his left leg
And threw him down the stairs.

One of the well out-of scale pieces in this set, the goose is closer to 54mm compatibility, and reasonable sculpt, but like most of these 'Painted by hand by artists' figurines, actually in the same stab-and-hope style as the rest of them!

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Ah yes; more dark, Teutonic, forest-based, goings-on, more unaccompanied children; you wonder anyone ever went into a medieval forest without an armed guard of twenty!

"Come in my Children," coaxed the witch, all smiles,
When she caught the two eating her gingerbread tiles.
This mean witch cooked children for supper and lunch,
She fancied Hansel might be splendid to munch.
"Gretel, see if the fire in the oven is red"
"How" said Gretel, "Like me" the witch said.
Then Gretel shoved and the witch toppled in
And baked to gingerbread crisp and thin.

Darkly darker than some of the dark-enough originals! Barely been introduced and Gretel's cooked their host alive! Hansel and Gretel are good survivors being quite solid, squat sculpts and I have several already, useful as children for O-gauge railways.

Ah, yes; Child labour for prison food, and mindless rodents!

Little Tommy Tucker
Sings for his supper.
What shall he eat?
Brown bread and Butter.

And;

♪ Hickory, Dickory Dock!
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck one,
And down he ran,
Hickory, Dickory Dock! ♪

Tommy Tucker is another one which the older Opie's did work on, while we always said/sang ". . . The mouse ran down . . ." which scans better and is the normal version,  although I didn't even know there were more verses;

Hickory dickory dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck two,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory dickory dock.

Hickory dickory dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck three,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory dickory dock.

Hickory dickory dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck four,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory dickory dock.

The clock/mouse is a nice, unusual sculpting, and with the removal of the mouse (the size of a house cat), the clock would be more useful as a diorama accessory in a shelled or bomb-damaged building? The new addition looks to be slightly damaged on the crown-finial - or whatever that decorative gold stuff at the top is called!

Ah, yes! Playing with your food! 

Little Jack Horner sat in the corner
Eating his Christmas pie
He put in his thumb
And pulled out a plum
And said, "What a good boy am I!"

An odd one this one, one of the longest histories . . . (I've only linked to the more interesting ones), and a true five-line limerick, but I don't remember it ever being a 'Christmas' pie, however I can't remember what - apparently - incorrect word we used instead? Old age creeping-up on me!

But, like Miss Muffet, one of the nicer, or more imaginative sculpts, there's definitely a plum on that thumb! But no damage to the pie? He's ruined one and taken another into the corner; greedy isn't the word!

Ah, yes! We reach the end!

Mistress Mary, quite contrary
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells
And pretty maids all in a row.

Marx have gone with bits of both common versions, as kids we used the Mary, Mary line, and there is a ruder, antique version. Another nice sculpt, and that brings these fun posts to an end! Something else next?