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Old rhymes in new times NURSERY rhymes are every child’s favourite. Children learn these rhymes with interest and recite them with enthusiasm. Even with the grownups nursery rhymes stay fresh. With changing times, rhymes acquire altogether a different significance in the changed context. For example Jack and Jill don’t go to the hill any more to fetch water. More likely, they may go the nal the public tap if dignity of labour is still dear to a crown prince (Jack surely was one with the confirmation we have that he broke his crown when he fell down). So, today the rhyme could be: Jack and Jill went to the nal Thinking they’d get some jal But the tap was dry They sat down to cry And cursed the waterboard pal pal. Jack and Jill, of course, have another place to go — the pub which is the "in thing" these days. Jack and Jill went to the pub To dance and have some grub There, a flirt Stole his heart And Jill gave her quite a snub. Of course Humpty Dumpty too don’t sit on the wall. Where is the time for such leisure activities. There are legislators and MPs who do sit on the fence to remind us of the old rhyme. Aya Ram Gaya Ram sat on the wall He answered the other party’s call Governor called it defection And ordered fresh election Thus calling a bluff to Aya Ram’s ‘chaal’. The Ba Ba black rhyme is also relevent with black sheep MLAs changing parties. The proposed law on defection could change the scenario. Hello Black sheep have you any vote Yes sir, yes sir I have a lot Three from my party, two from another One of independent, eager to be minister. Some parties do take advantage and celebrate defections. But celebrations of such events could invite trouble. Who knows this better than Maya? Could you guess Maya is in a mess Who put her there? The birthday fare Who will pull her out? The NDA clout. With the change of times poor little pussy cat has no chance to go to London and visit the Queen. In free India Laloo goes to the jungle in search of his lost buffalo: Laloo Laloo where did you go? I went to the jungle to find my buffalo What did you do, who did you warn? Why, I found it in the opposition barn. And so on. Nursery rhymes are relevant for ever, if only we look around for the context. |
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