治理这个国家的亚瑟王
当亚瑟王治理这片土地的时候
他是一位伟大的王
他偷了三袋麦片
为了做一个大布丁
这个王做的布丁
放进许多葡萄干
还放进了一块大奶油
就像两个拇指那么大
国王和皇后吃了布丁
身边的贵族们也吃了
那天晚上他们什么也没吃
第二天早上皇后被油煎了
When good King Arthur ruled his land
He was a goodly king;
He stole three pecks of barley meal
To make a bag-pudding.
A bag-pudding the king did make,
And stuffed it well with plums,
And in it put great lumps of fat
As big as my two thumbs.
The king and queen did eat thereof,
And noblemen beside,
And what they could not eat that night
The queen next morning fried.
世上留传著许多关于亚瑟王的精彩故事,以及英勇的圆桌武士的传奇。 他大约是在一千五百年前统治英国,打了许多场胜仗。但历史上是否存在这位王还有待查证。这首关于亚瑟王的童谣揭示了古代王族中的残忍吧。