Why is Humpty Dumpty always depicted as an egg?
In short: The famous nursery rhyme never actually mentions that Humpty Dumpty is an egg. This video explores the curious gap between the written lyrics and the iconic imagery we have all grown up with.
While the traditional nursery rhyme describes a character who suffers a fall, the text itself contains no reference to Humpty Dumpty being an egg. Despite this absence in the written word, popular culture and illustrations have cemented the egg persona in the collective imagination.
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