Polly Put the Kettle On

Front and Back of the vintage "Polly Put the Kettle On" paper doll card by Hallmark, 1948

Description of Paper Doll Card: This little paper doll card based upon the Mother Goose rhyme, "Polly put the kettle on" has an underskirt woven red and white checks and an over skirt in polka-dots trimmed with lace and blue ribbon, red kettle, a dramatic hat with floral trim and a yellow feather on top

Polly, Put the Kettle On: Her Story Inside The Card:

       "Polly was a little girl who lived long years ago; her sister's name was Sukey, as you may already know. And like most other little girls, they always liked to play that they were grown-up ladies, and they did this every day. So one day they were playing with some little girls they knew, and Polly said, "Let's have some tea, the way that grown-ups do!" She put the kettle on the fire and ran outside to play, and then forgot about it till the water boiled away. Of course, she filled it up again, but it was late, you see, and all her little playmates said they couldn't wait for tea. In spite of Polly's begging, all the children left right then, so Polly called to Sukey, "Take the kettle off again. It really is a shame I let the water boil away, but it's so easy to forget when you go out to play! The kettle ought to whistle when it's boiling time is through." And maybe that is why today that's what teakettles do!"

More Polly, Put the Kettle On:

• LooLoo Kids Polly video
• Cedarmont Kids sing "Polly Put The Kettle On"
• Polly Put The Kettle On

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