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a b c d e f g I. Opie and P. Opie (1977). The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes. Oxford University Press. p.202. ISBN 978-0-19-869111-2. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, the rhyme was written by Bilbo Baggins, and is part of a much longer narrative poem. In England, there was even a famous case of an extremely active bovine making a 6′-foot leap to land on the roof of a low house! S. H. Gale, Encyclopedia of British Humorists: Geoffrey Chaucer to John Cleese (London: Taylor & Francis, 1996), p. 1127. Another theory is that it comes from a low Dutch anti-clerical rhyme about priests demanding hard work. [2] [8] [9] Still other theories refer to Hathor worship; various constellations such as Taurus and Canis Minor; Elizabeth, Lady Katherine Grey, and her relationships with the Earls of Hertford and Leicester; and the Flight from Egypt.

Even if they don’t take the fence down, it’s very frustrating when your cows get out of their pasture. We also recommend you simultaneously put older, more trusted animals as your newer, more skittish cows. Bellenden Ker (1837). Archaeology of Popular Phrases and Nursery Rhymes, vol. I, second edition. p.252. James Orchard Halliwell (1849). Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales:A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England. p.270. ISBN 9780598936196.This is especially true if they are new to your farm, as this means they haven’t had time to adjust to their physical environment or the people and other animals around them. a b C. R. Wilson and M. Calore, Music in Shakespeare: a Dictionary (London: Continuum, 2005), ISBN 0826478468, p. 171. Add a sudden, loud noise, an overeager onlooker, or even sudden movements, and it’s easy to end up with an overactive, scared cow. Skittish and Stubborn Animals This is because they usually feel frantic, scared, or otherwise overwhelmed when they behave this way.

Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts (Penguin Random House, 2016, 1st ed), Christopher de Hamel, p. 323 Part of your fencing process should include tying a colorful ribbon onto the fencing wire at various intervals. If you keep just a few cows and your farm is relatively isolated, you aren’t as likely to have issues with the herd getting startled. This often leads to the rest of the herd being ill at ease, skittish, and behaving differently than usual. Related Reading: How to keep cows away from food and bushes Preventing Cows From Jumping Over Fences

These more experienced animals will be an example to the younger ones on how to behave while out to pasture. While cows can technically jump higher than this, most won’t attempt such a feat, especially if you do a good job with your fencing. The “cat and the fiddle” has been tied to Catherine of Aragon (Katherine la Fidèle); Catherine I of Russia, the wife of Peter the Great; Canton de Fidèle, an alleged governor of Calais; and the game of cat ( trap-ball). [2] The profusion of unsupported explanations was satirised by J. R. R. Tolkien in his fictional explanations of " The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late". [10] Although there is some support for the trap-ball theory, scholarly commentators mostly conclude that the verse is simply meant to be nonsense. [2] [9] See also [ edit ] When people close their eyes and imagine cows, jumping isn’t something likely to come to mind, but it’s not that uncommon. In L. Frank Baum's "Mother Goose in Prose", the rhyme was written by a farm boy named Bobby who had just seen the cat running around with his fiddle clung to her tail, the cow jumping over the moon's reflection in the waters of a brook, the dog running around and barking with excitement, and the dish and the spoon from his supper sliding into the brook.

J. J. Fuld, The Book of World-Famous Music: Classical, Popular, and Folk (Courier Dover Publications, 5th ed., 2000), ISBN 0486414752, p. 502. Not only are they more likely to get into trouble, but they also negatively affect the energy in the barn or pasture. As I mentioned at the start of this article, it’s fun watching your cows romp around when they get excited!Roud Folksong Index S298441 Sing hey , diddle 'diddle, the cat and the fiddle". Vaughan Williams Memorial Library. English Folk Dance and Song Society . Retrieved 20 May 2016. While skittish animals are more easily startled, bad-tempered animals don’t necessarily need any kind of trigger to jump over or take down a fence. Dangers of Jumping Cows The numerous theories seeking to explain the rhyme have been largely discredited. James Orchard Halliwell's suggestion that it was a corruption of an ancient Greek chorus was probably passed to him as a hoax by George Burges. [2] [7]

This is also when they aren’t as likely to bust down the fencing you’ve set up, provided you’ve given them enough space for your entire herd to move freely.