Babes in the Wood

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.