Old Mother Hubbard

This familiar nonsense poem has caused delighted laughter in generations of children. To make up for the bare cupboard she discovers when she goes to get a bone for her dog, Old Mother Hubbard sets out to find him something he will enjoy instead. "She went to the hatter's / To buy him a hat, / But when she came back / He was feeding the Cat". Another time, "She went to the barber's / To buy him a wig, / But when she came back / He was dancing a jig". At the conclusion of this amusing game, dame and dog bow low to each other. David A. Johnson has created a lovely new interpretation of this comically absurd nonsense rhyme.