Mary and her Little Lamb are two nursery characters who appear in Mother Goose: Rhymes To The Rescue.
Background[]
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go.
It followed her to school one day,
Which was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play
To see a lamb at school.
Mary and her lamb may be an odd couple, but they sure make a great team, especially when it comes to helping save Rhymeville from those no-good Ill Wills. No matter where Mary goes, she can never get away from her lamb because he's always sure to follow. That's right, nothing can ever separate these two.
Mary is seen as a brown haired human girl in a blue shirt, a green skirt, white socks, and black Mary Jane shoes. She has a yellow hairband in her hair and wears a red backpack. The lamb has fleece as white as snow just like in the rhyme.
Appearances[]
In the movie, Mary and her lamb are first mentioned by Old MacDonald. Later, Old Mac greets the girl and the sheep as he rides through town on Marshall, his horse. Mary even sings her rhyme as part of "The Nursery Rhyme Medley".
As soon as the Ill Wills take control of Rhymeville, Mary is no longer allowed to go to school with her lamb following her all the time. So the duo, along with Little Jack Horner, decide to join Old MacDonald, Marshall, Hickory Dickory Dock, the Itsy Bitsy Spider, Mrs. Pumpkin-Eater, and Humpty Dumpty.
The lamb allows Hickory and Itsy to ride on his head while Mary, Jack, and Humpty follow on foot. Later, they team up with the Lion, the Unicorn, the Cat with the fiddle, the Cow that jumps over the moon, the Little Dog, the Dish, and the Spoon. Humpty rides the Unicorn while Mary and Jack ride the Lion.
The gang makes it past many obstacles until they decide to rest for the night, realizing that they need to believe in themselves in order to save their home. The next day with everyone believing in themselves, Mary decides to go back to school, promising to rejoin the gang afterwards.
Unfortunately, the Ill Wills capture Mary and hold her prisoner at their paper fortress, but not the lamb. As soon as Old Mac and his posse hear about their imprisoned friends, they know have to save them, but don't know where to find them until the lamb shows up and leads the way. They enter the fortress disguised as a giant centipede; once inside, the rhymesters take off their disguise and free their friends.
But before they can escape, the Ill Wills trap them refusing to let them continue their rhymes since the Wills hate rhymes and children. While Mother Goose goes after Commander Will, the Rhymesters take on the other Wills. Mary defeats the Wills by hitting them with her backpack while her lamb kicks them.
As soon as all the Ill Wills are gone, Mother Goose decrees that she and her Rhymesters shall continue to do their rhymes. Mary and her lamb are even seen at the celebration party in Old King Cole's castle; after the party, Mary, her lamb, and their friends return home to continue acting out their rhymes. In the end, Mary and the other Rhymesters wave goodbye to the viewers as her lamb bleats.
Video Game[]
Mary and her lamb appear in the video game as two of the playable characters both played as one once they are freed from imprisonment at the school. Mary can hit enemies with her backpack and the lamb can kick them.
Trivia[]
- The lamb is not imprisoned in the movie, but he is in the video game with Mary until they're both released.
- Mary can talk while her lamb only bleats.
- Mary and her lamb are the first couple to be played as one in the video game while the Dish and the Spoon are the second.