Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index In literature, Mother Goose (French: Ma Mère l'Oye) is a legendary author of nursery rhymes. No human writer has ever been identified with the name, the first known mention of which appears to originate from a French work, Loret's La Muse Historique (1650). The name is now used as a generic title for collections of nursery rhymess, especially ones of a previous age. It is also the name of a pantomime featuring nursery rhymme characters. See also: List of children's songs List of children's stories This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.