Enjoy this classic English nursery rhyme, Humpty Dumpty! A cautionary tale about the importance of being careful and mindful of our actions. The earliest known written version of Humpty Dumpty appeared in Samuel Arnold's ‘Juvenile Amusements’ in 1797. Nursery rhymes offer numerous developmental benefits for young children from language and literacy skills to cognitive and social, emotional development. Repetition of these short little rhymes has big impacts on our little ones so no wonder they have stood the test of time.