Little Jack Horner
/ˌlɪtl dʒæk ˈhɔːnə(r)/
/ˌlɪtl dʒæk ˈhɔːrnər/
- a boy in a traditional nursery rhyme. The poem may refer to a man called Jack Horner who was a servant of King Henry VIII. “Little Jack HornerSat in a corner,Eating a Christmas pie;He put in his thumbAnd pulled out a plum,And said, What a good boy am I!”
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