Mother Goose joins

Rub-A-Dub-Dub Three men in a tub; And who do you think they be? The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a rotten potato, And turned into Knaves During the Abbotsford Christmas Parade; And what a sight that will be to see, right behind Mother Goose as she leads the grand Christmas parade next Wednesday night, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. on Abbotsford’s main street.

Henry Weix of Abbotsford is one of the men in charge of building another new float this year, Rub-a-Dub-Dub. This is another one of the nursery rhymes told by Mother Goose throughout the centuries.

Many of the past parade characters have been developed from the Mother Goose stories, but this is the first time that Rub-A-Dub-Dub and Mother Goose will make an appearance. Although the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker characters have not been identified to the community has yet, Mother Goose has always been known to a little Abbotsford girl named Joanna. Her mother, Beverly Kramer, was given the nickname “Mother Goose” several years ago by her husband, Dennis, after he heard her read over and over the nursery rhymes to their daughter.

Abby’s Mother Goose is now busy designing and making her gown and hat for her first appearance in the great pageant next Wednesday night. Her orange flowered dress will feature a yellow lining and a dust ruffle cap.

Bev stated there is always such excitement about the thought of a parade and is doubly enthused because it’s the first time she is participating in the parade as a character. She’s looking forward to greeting and talking with the children as they line the streets that evening. According to parade officials, the promenade will not be seen on television this year, so it’s doubly important to mark the calendar so it’s not forgotten.

This little pig went to market; This little pig stayed at home; This little pig had roast beef; This little pig had none; This little pig cried, “I don’t care, I’m going to the Abby Christmas parade anyway.”

Reprinted from the Nov. 23, 1977, edition of the Tribune-Phonograph