Peter Piper

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?
(or “Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?)

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  • bibalu says:
    May 1, 2009 at 1:25 AM

    This Nursery Rhyme is a tongue twister.
    A “peck” is a measurement used for dried goods. It’s equal to 2 gallons.

    A variant (from The Little Mother Goose, 1912, illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith).
    Read it rapidly!

    Peter Piper picked a peck
    Of pickled pepper;
    A peck of pickled pepper
    Peter Piper picked;
    If Peter Piper picked a peck
    Of pickled pepper,
    Where’s the peck of pickled pepper
    Peter Piper picked?

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