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Mother Goose Series - Ring Around The Rosie Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 12/6/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

You are looking for a micro. It's in a little hidey spot. It can be tough to do if there are muggles in the area so use caution when locating and signing.

MOTHER GOOSE

This is a series of 6 caches that will tell you about the origin of some Mother Goose Rhymes/Riddles that many of us may have grown up with. You will need to collect clues in each of the caches in order to do the final.

Contents of this cache include:

Canada Flag Pin, Robot Bug, Hair Adornments, Glitter Perfume, Grape Eraser, Log Book, Pencil and Sharpener and an FTF Pin for the one who gets there first.

The words to the Ring around the Rosy children's game have their origin in English history . It may date back to the Great Plague in London in 1665 (bubonic plague) or even before when the first outbreak of the Plague hit England in the 1300's. The symptoms were a rosy red rash in the shape of a ring on the skin. Pockets were filled with sweet smelling herbs (or posies) as many believed that the plague was transmitted by smell. The term "Ashes Ashes" refers to the cremation of the dead bodies! The English version of "Ring around the Rosy" replaces Ashes with (A-tishoo, A-tishoo) as violent sneezing was another symptom of the disease.

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F.T.F

CONGRATULATIONS, HELLRAISERS!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)