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'''''As I Was Going to St. Ives''''' is a [[:Category:Nursery Rhymes|nursery rhyme]] which has been around since the 1700s, though the subject has been thought to originate from the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus. Often considered a riddle, the most common form of the rhyme is as follow,
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'''As I Was Going to St. Ives''' is a song from [[Season 1]] of [[Sesame Street]]. A [[Little Anything Muppets|Reddish Magenta]] [[Anything Muppet]] sings to a [[Green]] Anything Muppet, about each person having 7 things.
 
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{{Quote|As I was going to St Ives<br>
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I met a man with seven wives<br>
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Each wife had seven sacks<br>
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Each sack had seven cats<br>
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Each cat had seven kits<br>
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Kits, cats, sacks, wives<br>
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How many were going to St Ives?}}
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The rhyme was performed as a song in [[Season 1|the first season]] of ''[[Sesame Street]]'', to illustrate the number [[7]]. Two [[Anything Muppets]], a [[Purple]] boy (performed by [[Jim Henson]]) and a [[Green]] girl ([[Frank Oz]]), test each other's wits as he tries to get her to solve the riddle. She ends up turns the tables on him by revealing how many were going the other way (a total of 2,801). {{First|0045}}
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==References==
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* A version of the rhyme was included on the book and tape set ''[[Count Me In!]]'' as introduced by [[Kermit the Frog]] with new music by [[Louise Gikow]]. After the song is sung, Kermit explains that it's a trick question.
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Revision as of 02:25, 22 April 2016

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Music by Joe Raposo
Publisher Jonico Music Inc

As I Was Going to St. Ives is a nursery rhyme which has been around since the 1700s, though the subject has been thought to originate from the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus. Often considered a riddle, the most common form of the rhyme is as follow,

As I was going to St Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Each wife had seven sacks
Each sack had seven cats
Each cat had seven kits
Kits, cats, sacks, wives
How many were going to St Ives?

The rhyme was performed as a song in the first season of Sesame Street, to illustrate the number 7. Two Anything Muppets, a Purple boy (performed by Jim Henson) and a Green girl (Frank Oz), test each other's wits as he tries to get her to solve the riddle. She ends up turns the tables on him by revealing how many were going the other way (a total of 2,801). (First: Episode 0045)

References

  • A version of the rhyme was included on the book and tape set Count Me In! as introduced by Kermit the Frog with new music by Louise Gikow. After the song is sung, Kermit explains that it's a trick question.
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