Mary Had a Little Lamb is a 19th century nursery rhyme of American origin,and rather than being based on gossip or rumors it is based on a true story.Mary Sawyer kept a pet lamb,which she took to school one day at the suggestion of her brother. As in the rhyme it caused a commotion. A young man named John Roulstone visited the school that morning,and was pleased with the lamb incident.
Two theories exist on the authorship of the poem,one is Roulstone wrote the first 4 lines and the final 12 were composed by Sarah Josepha Hale,the second is Hale was the sole author.
Mary Sawyer's house was destroyed by arson in 2007,a statue representing Mary's Little Lamb stands in the town center in Sterling,Massachusetts. The Redstone school was relocated to Sudbury,Massachusetts.
Is it just me,or does the lamb in this picture look a lot more like a goat?
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