A neat riddle describing a well, round as an apple and too deep even for all the king's horses to fill. Good for a guessing game before bath time.
From Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional). See the whole collection.
As round as an apple, as deep as a cup,
And all the king's horses can't fill it up.
About this rhyme
A riddle describing a well: round as an apple, deep as a cup, and too deep for even the king's horses to fill. It is a nice one to say standing over an actual well or a deep puddle, if you can find one.
Public domain. Text from The Real Mother Goose (Blanche Fisher Wright, 1916), via Project Gutenberg. View the source edition