Singing with the children
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One afternoon at my house about 15 years ago, my cousin and I started singing the nursery song 'Oranges and lemons' to her two young children. We were trying to get the names of the bells, and their right order in the song....but couldn't quite get it right.
Later on, we all decided to go shopping at the supermarket. As we were putting all the shopping into the car, I heard a sound like something had been thrown, and had landed on the ground.
I looked to see what it was, and discovered a book on the floor of the car park, just a few feet away from me.
the book was one of children's nursery rhymes.....and it was wide open on the page with the words to 'Oranges and lemons'!!!! We were all stunned as no one else was around who could have dropped the book. I kept that book, and still have it to this day.
Janice.
Date submitted:Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:53:42 +0000Coincidence ID:6191
