Comments on: The Calf, The Goose, The Bee http://www.bibalu.com/nurseryrhymes/the-calf-the-goose-the-bee/ The largest Internet collection of lullabies and nursery rhymes. Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:46:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: bibalu http://www.bibalu.com/nurseryrhymes/the-calf-the-goose-the-bee/comment-page-1/#comment-1298 bibalu Mon, 18 May 2009 02:45:24 +0000 http://www.bibalu.com/?p=2049#comment-1298 This Nursery Rhyme is a riddle too. The answer is: "Parchment, Pens, and Wax". The explanation: "Parchment" is made from animal skin (often that of calves) and was used to make paper to write on and for books. "Feather pens" (called quill pens) most often came from the feathers of geese. "Bees" make wax which was used to seal important documents and to make candles. The wax seal was important to show that no one tampered with a letter after it was sent. This riddle can be found in The Little Mother Goose (1912) illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith. This Nursery Rhyme is a riddle too.
The answer is: “Parchment, Pens, and Wax”.

The explanation:
“Parchment” is made from animal skin (often that of calves) and was used to make paper to write on and for books.
“Feather pens” (called quill pens) most often came from the feathers of geese.
“Bees” make wax which was used to seal important documents and to make candles. The wax seal was important to show that no one tampered with a letter after it was sent.

This riddle can be found in The Little Mother Goose (1912) illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.

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