The Farmer in the Dell (Nursery Rhyme)

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  "summary": "\"The Farmer in the Dell\" is a classic nursery rhyme children can read and sing along with for free online. Starting with a farmer standing in his dell, the rhyme builds a playful chain — the farmer takes a wife, the wife takes a child, and so on through a nurse, a cow, a dog, a cat, and a mouse — until finally the mouse takes the cheese. Each verse adds a new link with the cheerful refrain \"Hi-ho, the derry-o!\" building anticipation for the rhyme's famously funny final line.",
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    "The wife takes a child. The wife takes a child. Hi-ho, the derry-o! The wife takes a child.",
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    "The nurse takes a cow. The nurse takes a cow. Hi-ho, the derry-o! The nurse takes a cow.",
    "The cow takes a dog. The cow takes a dog. Hi-ho, the derry-o! The cow takes a dog.",
    "The dog takes a cat. The dog takes a cat. Hi-ho, the derry-o! The dog takes a cat.",
    "The cat takes the mouse. The cat takes the mouse. Hi-ho, the derry-o! The cat takes the mouse.",
    "The mouse takes the cheese. The mouse takes the cheese. Hi-ho, the derry-o! The mouse takes the cheese.",
    "The cheese stands alone. The cheese stands alone. Hi-ho, the derry-o! The cheese stands alone.",
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