Humpty Dumpty and The Tiny Knights
A heartwarming and nostalgic reminder of childhood innocence, the importance of care, and the challenges of recovery.
Story Origin and Inspiration
The nursery rhyme “Humpty Dumpty” first appeared in print in 1797 in Juvenile Amusements by Samuel Arnold, though versions may have circulated orally earlier. The rhyme we know today — “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall…” — was popularized in 1843 when it was published in The Nursery Rhymes of England by James Orchard Halliwell. Interestingly, the rhyme never originally described Humpty Dumpty as an egg. That interpretation became standard after Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass (1871), where John Tenniel’s illustrations famously depicted Humpty as a large egg sitting on a wall. Since then, the egg-shaped Humpty Dumpty has become one of the most enduring figures in children’s literature and illustration.
📜 Synopsis of the Story:
Humpty Dumpty is a popular nursery rhyme character depicted as an egg who sits on a wall and falls, leading to a scramble by “all the king’s horses and all the king’s men” to put him back together. The rhyme teaches lessons about fragility, care, and the inevitability of some accidents.
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.