Babes in the Wood

Cover illustration by Randolph Caldecott

Babes in the Wood, also known as Kids of the Wood, is a traditional children's tale first published as a ballad by Thomas Millington in Norwich in 1595. Quotes here are from the illustrated edition by Randolph Caldecott (ca. 1879–1886).

Quotes

• He did not have these pretty babes,
  A twelve-month and a daye,
  But, for their wealth he did devise
  To make them both away.

• No burial these pretty babes
  Of any man receives,
  Till Robin Redbreast painfully
  Did cover them with leaves.

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Babes in the Wood on Wikipedia
• Works related to The Children in the Wood on Wikisource
• Media related to Babes in the Wood on Wikimedia Commons
• The Babes in the Wood by R. Caldecott at Project Gutenberg