Despite its lively rhythm and sing-song refrain, "Pop Goes the Weasel" hints at unsettling themes lurking below its cheerful exterior. Like many nursery rhymes, it leaves room for dark interpretations and can inspire challenging stories that dig into hidden human struggles.
"Half a pound of tuppenny rice,
Half a pound of treac…
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