Educational Concepts for Active Living
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    Annabelle really took to this little lamb made of real Scottish wool. We brought it as an extra prop and emphasis for our felting project at Dooley Center…not knowing it would excite Annabelle as it did! Her recall of “Mary Had a Little Lamb” (with backup from Sister Roberta) was partly from childhood knowledge of a great nursery rhyme, but, also, apparently, her mother (whose name was Mary) once actually owned a little lamb. 

    Do you know the original lyrics to this classic nursery rhyme?  We didn’t!  Here’s what we found:

    Mary had a little lamb its fleece was white as snow;
    And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go.
    It followed her to school one day, which was against the rule;  It made the children laugh and play, to see a lamb at school. 

    And so the teacher turned it out, but still it lingered near,
    And waited patiently about till Mary did appear.
    “Why does the lamb love Mary so?” the eager children cry;
    “Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know” the teacher did reply.

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