Humpty Dumpty Was Not an Egg?

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.

This was the rhyme that everyone knew, the tale of Humpty Dumpty, the egg that fell from the wall and broke into pieces. But what if we told you that Humpty Dumpty wasn't an egg at all?

It all started with a misinterpretation. The original rhyme, which dates back to the 18th century, never mentioned anything about an egg. Humpty Dumpty was simply described as a "personage of the court," possibly a cannon or a heavy piece of artillery.

But the image  image of a fragile egg perched on a wall took hold somewhere along the line. Perhaps it was a children's book illustrator who decided to draw Humpty as an egg or a teacher who used a toy egg to act out the rhyme in class. Whatever the reason, the egg rumor stuck, and Humpty became forever associated with a fragile shell.

It wasn't until years later that the truth was discovered. A historian stumbled upon an old manuscript that included the original version of the rhyme, and it was revealed that Humpty Dumpty was not an egg after all.

The news caused quite a stir, and some people refused to believe it. They had grown up with the image of an egg, and it was hard to let go of that familiar image. But slowly, the truth about the egg rumor was replaced with the real story of Humpty Dumpty, the "personage of the court" who met a tragic end.

In the end, it didn't matter whether Humpty was an egg or not. The rhyme had taken on a life of its own, and the image of a shattered egg remained a powerful symbol of vulnerability and fragility. But for those who wanted to know the truth, it was a relief to finally have the mystery solved.