The Tale of Meshka the Kvetch, by Carol Chapman, pictures by Arnold Lobel, E. P. Dutton, 1980這個老太太老愛抱怨，她抱怨房子太小、兒子太懶、腳太酸......小心！要是有一天，所有的抱怨就都成了真，那可怎麼辦？
兒歌：
Diddle, diddle, dumpty, my son John
Went to bed with his trousers on.
One shoe on and one shoe off.
Diddle, diddle dumpty, my son John.