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Does anyone remember a poem/story being told to them when they were young about Thumbsuckers....?

...When I was in year 2 (6/7 years old) my teacher used to tell us a story/poem about a big scary man who would come round to kids houses and chop little children's thumbs off if they sucked them. I can't remember what it's called or who wrote it. I'm hoping one of you fine people will have a clue? Please help, it's driving me mad. Cheers x


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The long red legged scissor man who snipped off the kiddies' thumbs????? Cant remember the author, Edward Lear?
"The door flew open, in he ran / The great long red legged scissor man. ... there said Mama I knew he'd come to naughty little suck-a-thumb. I remember a eally nasty frightening cartoon picture that went with it
I remember now Steuwelpeter
Heinrich Hoffman (1809 - 1894