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3 unusual facts about Little Jack Horner


Little Jack Horner

During the journey Horner opened the pie and extracted the deeds of the manor of Mells in Somerset, which he kept for himself.

Mells Manor

This act is supposedly referenced in the popular nursery rhyme Little Jack Horner.

Reunion in Rhythm

A running gag has Buckwheat attempting to recite "Little Jack Horner" (unannounced), as Spanky tries to keep him offstage.


The Truth About Mother Goose

Little Jack Horner: Thomas Horner (steward to Richard Whiting, the last abbot of Glastonbury), allegedly stealing a title deed in transit to Henry VIII of England.


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