Do You Know the Muffin Man?
We all know this classic nursery rhyme - yet from such an innocent song derives a terrible tale, one of murder and terror - though the exact time of this story is hotly debated it has become a subject of much talk amongst parents and elders who debate whether this nursery rhyme is appropriate for children given the origins...
So what is this story that has caused such controversy? Well allow me to enlighten you:
The story of The Muffin Man begins in the past, perhaps as early as 1820 - though some say it was even further back than that: the titular "Muffin Man" was a beloved member of the community who would travel to homes delivering muffins, as was customary for the time period.
During this time a spree of kidnappings had the community in shock and distressed families would find themselves confronted with a basket of muffins in the morning following the disappearance of their children - this of course put the "Muffin Man" in suspicion from authorities, who quickly arrested him.
What followed was a terrible thing indeed - heading to the culprit's home authorities were confronted with many children, of varying ages, tied up and beaten severely: some had died of abuse but a great many more were still alive.
The surviving children were returned to their families and the "Muffin Man" was hung for his crimes, though he swore innocence until the day of his execution.
Following the death of the "Muffin Man" the community began to rest again and children were able to play outside again, then a fresh spree of kidnappings began and families once again found themselves confronted with baskets of muffins left at their doorstep in place of their missing children.
Authorities were at a loss and deeply angered, patrolling the streets both day and night.
Yet they could not find the culprit, after two weeks of terror the kidnappings stopped and would not resurface.
To this day the mysterious kidnapper was never discovered and in total half a dozen children went missing, never to return - making this innocent nursery rhyme far more sinister than most would think at first.
Credited to Necrosanity
Originally uploaded on August 17, 2012
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