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SELIGOR'S CASTLE PRESENTS;         seligorscastle.zoomshare.com

ANOTHER FAMILY QUIZ from Dadazi


EVERGREEN LEGENDS

A legend is: -
A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events or
Brief description accompanying an illustration.

Here are some of the evergreen legends that have come down to us.


1. According to legend, this imprisoned leader was inspired by a spider to 'try, try and try again' to secure independence for his country.

    Simon Bolivar

    Robert Bruce

    Giuseppe Garibaldi

    George Washington

2. Legend has it that William Tell became a hero by resisting tyranny. What was the name of the tyrant that he opposed?

    Gessler

    Enkidu

    Sargon

    Utnapishtim

3. There is a colorful legend surrounding the 'Flying Dutchman' ship.

         Where did it sink?

    Africa, near the Cape of Good Hope

    Europe, in the North Atlantic

    South America, near the tip of Chile

    North America, in the Pacific

4. Speaking of a 'dutchman', the 'Lost Dutchman Mine' may - or may not - exist.

Where is it believed to be?

    Northwest U.S.

    California

    Colorado - Utah

    Southwest U.S.

5. According to Arthurian legend, which is NOT true?

    Arthur was given a sword by the Lady of the Lake

    Lancelot betrayed Arthur with Guinevere

    Arthur's key allies were Morgan Le Fay and Modred

    Arthur pulled a sword out of a stone in order to prove his right to be king

6. Which is NOT true of Atlantis?

    It was discussed by Plato

    It may have been identified at Santorini (Thera)

    Its truth or falsity has been decisively established

    It was predicted to reappear by Edgar Cayce

7. Robin Hood is one of the most famous and most enduring legends. Who were the feuding brothers who wanted the throne of England at the time?

    Henry and Edward

    James and William

    John and Richard

    Charles and George

8. Roswell may have been the site of the most famous legend of modern time: the crash of a UFO. How did the government first try to deny the event?

    They said it was a weather balloon

    They said that it was spy place from the USSR

    They said it was a secret project being developed by the US

    They said it was an intentional hoax

9. The 'eleusinian mysteries' are associated with what ancient culture?

    Persia

    Rome

    Greece

    Egypt

10. It is said that this substance may have special powers for healing (and for other uses, too).

    Mercury

    Gold

    Bronze

    Crystal


Answers... 2 pages down

Charles Causley, The Childrens Poet

Seligor's Castle Presents


MY FAMILY FAVOURITES JUST FOR YOU

This poem is the favourite of mine, and all myhuge family. Written by Charles Causley who was born in 1917 and sadly passed away in 2003, but before leaving us he left behind some of the worlds most wonderful poems and rhymes. He received the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1967. It is written that he actually said, "If I didn't write poetry - I think I'd explode." I think I can understand how he felt.... for if I couldn't write and read, and, hear of course, I also would become a very sad and lonely person.

Colonel Fazackerley Butterworth-ToastColonel Fazackerley Butterworth-Toast

Colonel Fazackerley Butterworth-Toast
Bought an old castle complete with a ghost,
But someone or other forgot to declare
To Colonel Fazak that the spectre was there.

On the very first evening, while waiting to dine,

The Colonel was taking a fine sherry wine,
When the ghost, with a furious flash and a flare,
Shot out of the chimney and shivered, 'Beware!'

Colonel Fazackerley put down his glass

And said, 'My dear fellow, that's really first class!
I just can't conceive how you do it at all.
I imagine you're going to a Fancy Dress Ball?'

At this, the dread ghost made a withering cry.

Said the Colonel (his monocle firm in his eye),
'Now just how you do it, I wish I could think.
Do sit down and tell me, and please have a drink.'

The ghost in his phosphorous cloak gave a roar
And floated about between ceiling and floor.
He walked through a wall and returned through a pane
And backed up the chimney and came down again.

Said the Colonel, 'With laughter I'm feeling quite weak!'
(As trickles of merriment ran down his cheek).
'My house-warming party I hope you won't spurn.
You MUST say you'll come and you'll give us a turn!'

At this, the poor spectre - quite out of his wits -

Proceeded to shake himself almost to bits.
He rattled his chains and he clattered his bones
And he filled the whole castle with mumbles and moans.

Charles Causley reading to children, something he loved to do.But Colonel Fazackerley, just as before,
Was simply delighted and called out, 'Encore!'
At which the ghost vanished, his efforts in vain,
And never was seen at the castle again.

'Oh dear, what a pity!' said Colonel Fazak.
'I don't know his name, so I can't call him back.'
And then with a smile that was hard to define,
Colonel Fazackerley went in to dine.

Charles Causley1917-2003



Uploaded by xoxotiffi92295xoxo on 13 Oct 2008 on YouTube

This is a quiz of the stars of disney channel, the shows and the songs. Post a comment with your answers and I will post an answer video after I have 20 people comment

You will find the answers down the page a bit, underneath the song "POP GOES THE WEASEL."

Seligor's Castle Presents
Earth
MY FAVOURITES JUST FOR YOU

                  He's Got the Whole World in his Hands

He's got the whole world in his hands,
He's got the whole world in his hands,
He's got the whole world in his hands,
He's got the whole world in his hands.
 
RainHe's got my brothers and my sisters in his hands,
He's got my brothers and my sisters in his hands,
He's got my brothers and my sisters in his hands,
He's got the whole world in his hands.
Moon
He's got the sun and the rain in his hands,
 He's got the moon and the stars in his hands,Sun  
He's got the wind and the clouds in his hands,
He's got the whole world in his hands.

He's got the rivers and the mountains in his hands,
He's got the oceans and the seas in  his hands, Mountain and River  
He's got you and he's got me in his hands,
He's got the whole world in his hands.
Earth
  He's got everybody here in his hands,
He's got everybody there in his hands,
He's got everybody everywhere in his hands,
He's got the whole world in his hands.



Answers... to the Evergreen quiz

I WONDER HOW MANY YOU GOT RIGHT, SELIGOR ONLY MANAGE SEVEN. TUT TUT.

Question 1 -    Robert Bruce.

Question 2 -    Gessler.

Question 3 -    Africa, near the Cape of Good Hope.

Question 4 -    Southwest U.S..

Question 5 -    Arthur's key allies were Morgan Le Fay and Modred.

Question 6 -    Its truth or falsity has been decisively established.

Question 7 -    John and Richard.

Question 8 -    They said it was a weather balloon.

Question 9 -    Greece.

Question 10 -  Crystal.



MY FAVOURITES JUST FOR YOU




Supercalifragilistic

Um diddle diddle, um diddle ay,

Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious
Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious
If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound precocious.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidociuos!

Um diddle diddle, um diddle ay, Um diddle diddle, um diddle ay


Because I was afraid to speak when I was just a lad,
My father gave me nose a tweak and told me I was bad
But then one day I learned a word that saved me achin' nose,
The biggest word you ever heard and this is how it goes: 

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious
If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound precocious.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidociuos!

Um diddle diddle, um diddle ay, um diddle diddle, um diddle ay


He traveled all around the world and everywhere he went,
He'd use his word and all would say "There goes a clever gent"
When dukes and maharajas pass the time of day with me,
I say my special word and then they ask me out to tea! oh! 

Supercalifragilisticexpialidociuos

Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious,
If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound precocious,

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Um diddle diddle, um diddle ay, Um diddle diddle, um diddle ay


So when the cat has got your tongue there's no need for dismay,
Just summon up this word and then you've got a lot to say.
But better use it carefully or it might change your life,
One night I said it to a girl and now she is my wife! 

She's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Supercalfragilisticexpialidocious!

 

From the movie: Mary Poppins

AND NOW FOR SOME VERY SILLY CARTOON CLIPS....... ENJOY. XXX



All around the cobbler's bench
The monkey chased the weasel.
The monkey thought 'twas all in fun,
Pop! Goes the weasel.

A penny for a spool of thread,
A penny for a needle.
That's the way the money goes,
Pop! Goes the weasel.

 Rufus has the whooping cough,
And Sally has the measles,
And that's the way the doctor goes,
Pop! Goes the weasel.

I am always looking through  the websites on line, mainly for tunes for the nursery rhymes etc. I know the rhymes but  not always have the tunes in my library. On my travels I came across this wonderful site:-

     Momsview.com Children's Nursery Rhyme Fun House!

Do go and visit it as it has some wonderful things to look at. It takes a little time to sort out where everything is but well worth the expedition xxx Seli.

ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ
These are the answers to the quiz of the stars of disney channel, the shows and the songs.

Section one      1)a   2)c    3)e    4)b    5)d    6)c    7)b    8)d    9)c    10)c

Section two      1)d   2)a   3)b    4)a    5)c    6)c    7)b     8)a    9)c    10)b

Section three          1)     What it takes.  2)   Get Back        3)   Dance me if u can                     4)    We got the party

                                       5)    Hasta la vista   6)    This is me    7) That's just the way we roll     8)    One world   

                                      9)   On the line           10)we rock




butterfly
Old Favourites

 The Beginning of what could be a few pages of  Old Favourites, Does anyone know just how many nursery rhymes have been written. Diddily reckons thousands. So what I have done on this page is select a few  action  rhymes, mixed in with a few short and precious ones.
Molly J



Since time began I think Mothers and Fathers, Brothers and Sisters can remember the rhymes they heard when they were young, and on looking through the web pages I came across this lovely site by;

                       "Nursery Rhymes"

This is a site of nursery rhymes and silly stuff, all kid safe,
There may also be links to other sites, all suitable for children.
So I sent off an email to the site and found myself another Diddily, though of course she's not your Diddily, she is a Granny  and she has agreed to let me use some of the rhyme pages she has already put together.  I have incorporated a few of my own as well but I know you will love them all.

                                                                           

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BumblebeeIf you have any ideas do leave a message for me at
dottido@hotmail.co.uk
apples
Upon Paul's Steeple

Upon Paul's steeple stands a tree,
As full of apples as may be.
The little boys of London Town,

they run with hooks to pull them down,
and then they run from hedge to hedge,
until they come to London Bridge
.




A Man Of Words

A man of words and not of deeds,
Is like a garden full of weeds;
And when the weeds begin to grow,
It's like a garden full of snow;
And when the snow begins to fall,
It's like a bird upon the wall;
And when the bird does fly,
It's like an eagle in the sky;
And when the sky begins to roar,
It's like a lion at my door;
And when the door begins to crack,
It's like a stick across your back;
And when your back begins to smart,
It's like a penknife in your heart;
And when your heart begins to bleed,
You're dead, and dead, and dead, indeed.

OLD FAVOURITES JUST FOR YOU I don't really think the birdie was alive!


The Pretty Bird


Mary had a pretty bird
With feathers bright and yellow -
Slender legs - upon my word -
He was a pretty fellow.

doves

COO

The dove says, Coo,
What shall I do?
It's hard, it's hard to keep my two.
Pooh, says the wren,
Why, I've got ten
And keep them all like gentlemen!

AutumnNUTS

The leaves are green, the nuts are brown,
They hang so high they will not come down;
Leave them alone till frosty weather,
Then they will all come down together
.

WinterWINTERWinter

Cold and raw the north wind doth blow,
Bleak in the morning early;
All the hills are covered with snow,
And winter's now come fairly.


And That's All

There was an old man,
And he had a calf,
And that's half;
He took him out of the stall,
And put him on the wall,
And that's all.


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The Elves' Dance

Round about, round about
In a fair ring - a,
Thus we dance, thus we dance
And thus we sing - a,
Trip and go, to and fro
Over this green - a,
All about, in and out,
For our brave Queen - a.





African American Nativity Scene
AWAY IN A MANGER

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head.
The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay,
The Little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.
Alaskan Nativity Scene



The cattle are lowing, the Baby awakes,Bethlehem

But little Lord Jesus no crying He makes.
I love Thee, Lord Jesus! look down from the sky,
And stay by my side until morning is nigh.




A Wiki wonder.
... 
was first published in an 1885 Lutheran Sunday School book by James R. Murray (March 7, 1841 - March 10, 1905), but the author of the first two stanzas is unknown. There are at least two major melodies for the song: one, "Cradle Song"[1], more commonly encountered in Britain; the other, "Mueller", more commonly found in the USA. The tune commonly used in Britain was written by William J. Kirkpatrick and was first published in 1895. The tune commonly used in the US was written by James R. Murray and first published in 1887. It is certain that stanza three was added in 1904 by Dr. John McFarland of New York City.

Some have attributed the song to Martin Luther himself. The confusion may have began because Murray published it with the subtitle "Luther's Cradle Hymn (Composed by Martin Luther for his children and still sung by German mothers to their little ones)."

The carol is associated with the tune "Mueller" in some churches and with the tune "Cradle Song" in others. In 2004, John Tavener composed a new setting for the words. This setting was performed at the service of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge in 2005.

OLD FAVOURITES JUST FOR YOU         

SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE  blackbird

Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye;
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.
When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing;
Was not that a dainty dish to set before the king?


Sing a Song of Sixpence 

The King was in his countinghouse, counting out his money;
The Queen was in the parlor eating bread and honey.
The maid was in the garden, hanging out the clothes;
 When along came a blackbird and snipped off her nose!



blackbird
There was such a commotion that little Jenny Wren
Flew down into the garden and popped it on again
!


Midi: Sing a Song of Sixpence


 


                          

Little Miss Muffet

         LITTLE MISS MUFFET

Little Miss Muffet


Sat on a tuffet,
Eating of curds and whey;

There came a big spider,


And sat down beside her,
And frightened Miss Muffet away.


Spider



La señorita del arete

Se sentó en su taburete
Con su requesón para comer;
Una araña de pronto llegó,
Y la asustó, ella gritó,
Y jamás quiso volver.


BOBBY SHAFTOE'S GONE TO SEAWaiting

Bobby Shaftoe's gone to sea;
Silver buckles at his knees.
He'll come back and marry me..
Pretty Bobby Shaftoe.

Bobby Shaftoe's brave and fair;
Combing down his yellow hair.
He's my love forever more..
Pretty Bobby Shaftoe.

Midi: Bobby Shaftoe   Version 1 
Midi: Bobby Shaftoe   Version 2

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 I Think I'll Go Eat Worms

Earthworm
 Nobody likes me, everybody hates me,
I think I'll go eat worms!
Big fat juicy ones,
Eensie weensy squeensy ones,
See how they wriggle and squirm!

Down goes the first one, down goes the second one,
Earthworm
Oh how they wriggle and squirm!
Up comes the first one, up comes the second one,
Oh how they wriggle and squirm!

Earthworm
I bite off the heads, and suck out the juice,
And throw the skins away!
Nobody knows how fat I grow,
On worms three times a day!

Nobody likes me, everybody hates me,
I think I'll go eat worms!
Earthworm
Big fat juicy ones,
Eensie weensy squeensy ones,
See how they wriggle and squirm!

BumblebeeMidi: I Think I'll Go Eat Worms


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Bumblebee Baby Bumblebee Bumblebee

I'm playing with a baby bumblebee,
Won't my mummy be so proud of me,
I'm playing with a baby bumblebee,

Ouch! It stung me!

(Spoken as she claps her hands together)
BumblebeeBumblebee

I'm squishing up the baby bumblebee,
Won't my mummy be so proud of me,
I'm squishing up the baby bumblebee,

Ooh! It's yucky!

(Spoken she licks her hands clean)

I'm licking off the baby bumblebee,
Won't my mummy be so proud of me,
I'm licking off the baby bumblebee
Bumblebee

BumblebeeYuck! I feel sick
(Spoken)

Throwing up the baby bumblebee,
Won't my mummy be so proud of me,
Throwing up the baby bumblebee,

Oh dear! It's all over my new shoes.
(Spoken as she wipes her shoes on her socks)

 Wiping off the baby bumblebee,
Won't my mummy
be so proud at me,
Wiping off the baby bumblebee.
BumblebeeBumblebeeBumblebee

Bumblebee

Spoken...... Oh look there is another baby bumblebee

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RING-A-RING O'ROSES

A Pocket full of posiesRing-a-ring-roses,
A pocket full of posies,
Atishoo-Atishoo,
We all fall down.
dove
     Birds in the heavens,
 Singing with the breeze,
Atishoo-Atishoo,
We all do sneeze.


Cows in the Meadows Cows in the meadow
 Eating buttercups,
Atishoo-Atishoo,
We all jump up. 


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Girls and Boys Come Out to Play


 Girls and boys come out to play,
The moon doth shine as bright as day;
Come with a whoop and come with a call,
And come with a good will or not at all!

Boys and GIrlsBoys and GIrls

Leave your supper and leave your sleep,
And come to your playfellows in the street;
Up the ladder and down the wall,
A penny loaf will serve you all.

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daisiesdaisies

Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty


Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall;
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

All the King's horses
And all the King's men
Couldn't  put Humpty together again!


                     



Humpty DumptyHumpty Dumpty
Sentado en un muro.
Humpty Dumpty
Se ha caído muy duro.
Todos los caballeros
Y jinetes del rey,
                         Fueron a levantarlo
                          Y no pudieron con él.


Midi: Humpty Dumpty

daisiesdaisies
                          
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
Dafydd

Mary had a little lamb,
its fleece was white as snow,
And every where that Mary went
the lamb was sure to go

Dafydd
It followed her to school one day,
which was against the rule;
    It made the children laugh and play
    to see a lamb at school.

                   And so the teacher turned it out,
   but still it lingered near,
         And waited patiently about
until Mary did appear.
 
Dafydd"What makes the lambDafydd, love Mary so?"
The eager children cried.
    "Why, 'cos Mary loves the lamb so much."
  And that's the reason why.


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Lavender
Lavender GirlLAVENDER BLUE, DILLY DILLY

Lavender's blue, dilly dilly;

Lavender's green.
When you are King, dilly dilly;
I shall be Queen.

Who told you so, dilly dilly;
Who told you so?
'Twas my own heart, dilly dilly;
That told me so.



twinkling twinkle little starstwinkle twinkle         
 
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STtwinkle twinkleAR
                                                                                 
Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are.
twinkle twinkle
                                       
twinkling twinkle little stars
In the dark blue sky you keep, often through my curtains peep,twinkle twinkle
For you never shut your eye, till the sun is in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are.

When the blazing sun is gone, when he nothing shines upon,
twinkling twinkle little stars
Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are.
twinkle twinkle
                                    
Then the traveller in the dark thanks you for your tiny spark;
How could he see where to go, if you did not twinkle so.
twinkling twinkle little stars
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are. twinkle twinkle

Midi: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star


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As I Was Going to St. Ives



As I was going to St. Ives
I met a man with seven wives.
Every wife had seven sacks,
Every sack had seven cats,
Every cat had seven kits.
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were going to St. Ives?

One... only you are going to St. Ives.

The multitude that you met are going the other way..

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To the music of  "The animals went in two by two."



Ant


The ants go marching one by one;
Hoorah, hoorah
The ants go marching one by one,
Hoorah hoorah
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck his thumb,
And they all go marching across the floor,
under the door, down the drain, into the rain,
Zoom, zoom, zoom!

AntAnt

The ants go marching two by two.
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching two by two.
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching two by two;
The little one stops to tie his shoe,

 And they all go marching across the floor,
under the door, down the drain, into the rain,
Zoom, zoom, zoom!

AntAntAnt
The ants go marching three by three.
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching three by three.
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching three by three;
The little one stops to climb a tree,

And they all go marching across the floor,
under the door, down the drain, into the rain,
Zoom, zoom, zoom!

Ant
AntAntAnt

The ants go marching four by four.
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching four by four.
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching four by four;
The little one stops to shut the door,
And they all go marching across the floor,
under the door, down the drain, into the rain,
Zoom, zoom, zoom!
AntAntAntAntAnt

The ants go marching five by five.
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching five by five.
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching five by five;
The little one stops to take a dive,

And they all go marching across the floor,
under the door, down the drain, into the rain,
Zoom, zoom, zoom!

AntAntAntAntAntAnt

The ants go marching six by six.
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching six by six.
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching six by six;
The little one stops to pick up sticks,

And they all go marching across the floor,
under the door, down the drain, into the rain,
Zoom, zoom, zoom!

AntAntAntAntAntAntAnt

The ants go marching seven by seven.
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching seven by seven.
 Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching seven by seven;
The little one stops to pray to heaven,
And they all go marching across the floor,
under the door, down the drain, into the rain,
 Zoom, zoom, zoom!
AntAntAntAntAntAntAntAnt

The ants go marching eight by eight.
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching eight by eight.
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching eight by eight;
The little one stops to rollerskate,
  And they all go marching across the floor,
under the door, down the drain, into the rain
Zoom, zoom, zoom!

AntAntAnt AntAntAntAntAntAnt
The ants go marching nine by nine.
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching nine by nine.
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching nine by nine;
The little one stops to check the time,
And they all go marching across the floor,
under the door, down the drain, into the rain,
Zoom, zoom, zoom!

AntAntAntAntAntAntAntAntAntAnt

The ants go marching ten by ten.
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching ten by ten.
Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching ten by ten;
The little one stops to shout

"THE END!!"

But they all kept marching across the floor,
under the door, down the drain, into the rain.

Zoom, zoom, zoom.

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