pumpkin faery

In Northern counties of England, people make their Jack's lantern by carving scary faces into turnips, beets,or potatoes and placing them into the windows or near doors to frighten evil spirits.

"Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater" is an English language nursery rhyme.


Common modern versions include:



Peter, Peter pumpkin eater,

Had a wife but couldn't keep her;

He put her in a pumpkin shell

And there he kept her very well.

Peter, Peter pumpkin eater,

Had another and didn't love her;

Peter learned to read and spell,

And then he loved her very well.