Monday's Child is Fair of Face

Where Are the Children? - Adults Steal the Limelight

This vertical frame with seven separate images in horizontal panels differs from most versions in that the characters are not children. The panels have various pastel colored backgrounds which help to separate them, and they alternate their directions or movements from panel to panel which increases their separation. Many of the characters, however, break the frame to partially step into another's panel. Adults in period clothing engage in activities similar to the children in other illustrations, but there are hints of their more adult status. Monday's female, for instance, looks into a mirror, but her veil and crown of flowers hints that she might be a bride. Tuesday's character is more childlike, but Wednesday's vision of woe is more adult and depressing than other images for this line of the rhyme. This woman is cowering on the floor with her hair covering her face and is totally contained in her own frame. The male in the next panel is walking off with stick and bag over his shoulder, following a sign saying "Too Far."