Three blind mice
“Three Blind Mice” definition
A nursery rhyme and children’s song:
Three blind mice, see how they run!
They all ran after the farmer’s wife;
She cut off their tails with a carving knife.
Did you ever see such a sight in your life,
As three blind mice?
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