Another riddle rhyme, this one describing Little Nanny Etticoat in her white petticoat and red nose, who grows shorter the longer she stands. The answer, a lit candle, is a small delight to work out together.
From Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional). See the whole collection.
Little Nanny Etticoat
In a white petticoat,
And a red nose;
The longer she stands
The shorter she grows.
Public domain. Text from The Real Mother Goose (Blanche Fisher Wright, 1916), via Project Gutenberg. View the source edition