wow, i never heard of that story. that reminds me of the children's rhymes with disturbing themes: ring around the rosey, a pocket full of posies ashes, ashes, we all fall down three blind m...

Ring round the rosies was from the days of the plague. Ring around the rosie was the redness you'd get. Technically the next line was a-tishoo a-tishoo we all fall down. There was sneezing and then...