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THE KEY TO
THE KINGDOM
AN ENCHANTED DECK
Transformation cards, in which the suit signs of playing cards are made to form part of a witty design, flourished all over Europe and America throughout the 19th century. Since then, many facsimilies of earlier editions have been re-issued, but very few new ones. The Key to the Kingdom is a variation on the theme, with each card illustrating a traditional rhyme or verse.
Both the cards and the verses can be found in a companion book.
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Who sets drowsy August Humming -
Apple, peaches, pear and plumming -
Still days to buzzing in July?
Perhaps I'll sting you to reply -
What am I?
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A man in the wilderness asked of me,
How many strawberries grow in the sea.
I answered him, as I thought good,
As many as red herrings swim in the wood.
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And as the smart ship grew
in stature, grace and hue,
In shadowy silent distance grew
the Iceberg too.
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Polly put the kettle on,
Polly put the kettle on,
Polly put the kettle on,
We'll all have tea.
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Tell me, O Octopus, I begs,
Is those things arms, or is they legs?
I marvel at thee, Octopus;
If I were thou, I'd call me Us.
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The Queen of Love went out to walk,
And saw an archer shoot a hawk;
And when she saw the poor hawk die,
The Queen of Love was heard to sigh.
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