A play with the face. The child exclaims...
Ring the Bell!
Ring the bell!
Knock at the door!
Draw the latch!
And walk in!
Actions
Giving a lock of its hair a pull.
Tapping its forehead.
Pulling up its nose.
Opening its mouth and putting in its finger.
Tapping its forehead.
Pulling up its nose.
Opening its mouth and putting in its finger.
Comments
The Little Mother Goose (1912), illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith, has a slightly different version:
Ring the bell!
Knock at the door!
Lift up the latch!
And walk in!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
This rhyme can be found in The Nursery Rhyme Book, edited by Andrew Lang and illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke (1897).
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