Ten little soldier boys went out to dine;
One choked his little self and then there were Nine.
Nine little soldier boys sat up very late;
One overslept himself and then there were Eight.
Eight little soldier boys travelling in Devon;
One said he’d stay there and then there were Seven.
Seven little soldier boys chopping up sticks;
One chopped himself in halves and then there were Six.
Six little soldier boys playing with a hive;
A bumble bee stung one and then there were Five.
Five little soldier boys going in for law;
One got into Chancery and then there were Four.
Four little soldier boys going out to sea;
A red herring swallowed one and then there were Three.
Three little soldier boys walking in the Zoo;
A big bear hugged one and then there were Two.
Two little soldier boys sitting in the sun;
One got frizzled up and then there was one.
One little soldier boy left all along;
He went and hanged himself
And then there were None.
-Frank Green, 1869
First Verse:
Ten little soldier boys went out to dine;
One choked his little self and then there were Nine.
-Tony Marston choked on a drink then died, his death connects to this first verse perfectly.
-Tony Marstons crime does not relate to his death, he ran over a couple.
-Looks like suicide, but is later found out its poison
Second Verse:
Nine little soldier boys sat up very late;
One overslept himself and then there were Eight.
-Mrs. Rogers died in her sleep after she fainted, again her death relates to the second verse almost perfectly.
-Mrs. Rogers is accused of murdering her former employer with her husband, in order to collect their inheritance.
Third Verse:
Eight little soldier boys travelling in Devon;
One said he’d stay there and then there were Seven.
-General Macarthur dies while sitting on the beach, he says he will stay there and that he is making his peace before he dies.
- A woman or man could have killed him, no one is accused, no one has an alibi
Fourth Verse:
Seven little soldier boys chopping up sticks;
One chopped himself in halves and then there were Six.
-Mr. Rogers died when he is chopping firewood for the oven in a shed, he had a big gash on the back of his head from an axe chop.
-Accused of performing the murder of his former employer with Mrs. Rogers.
Fifth Verse:
Six little soldier boys playing with a hive;
A bumble bee stung one and then there were Five.
Emily Brent was injected with cyanide which looked like a stinger, there was a bee on the window.
Sixth Verse:
Five little soldier boys going in for law;
One got into Chancery and then there were Four.
Justice Wargrave was shot and then held up with a judges wig on and draped in a scarlet drape.
Seventh Murder:
Four little soldier boys going out to sea;
A red herring swallowed one and then there were Three.
Armstrong is pushed off of a cliff into the ocean
Eighth Murder:
Three little soldier boys walking in the Zoo;
A big bear hugged one and then there were Two.
Lombard is crushed by a marble clock shaped like a bear
Ninth Murder:
Two little soldier boys sitting in the sun;
One got frizzled up and then there was one.
Vera shoots Lombard because she knows she is not the murderer
Tenth Murder:
One little soldier boy left all along;
He went and hanged himself
Vera hangs herself
And then there were None.
One choked his little self and then there were Nine.
Nine little soldier boys sat up very late;
One overslept himself and then there were Eight.
Eight little soldier boys travelling in Devon;
One said he’d stay there and then there were Seven.
Seven little soldier boys chopping up sticks;
One chopped himself in halves and then there were Six.
Six little soldier boys playing with a hive;
A bumble bee stung one and then there were Five.
Five little soldier boys going in for law;
One got into Chancery and then there were Four.
Four little soldier boys going out to sea;
A red herring swallowed one and then there were Three.
Three little soldier boys walking in the Zoo;
A big bear hugged one and then there were Two.
Two little soldier boys sitting in the sun;
One got frizzled up and then there was one.
One little soldier boy left all along;
He went and hanged himself
And then there were None.
-Frank Green, 1869
First Verse:
Ten little soldier boys went out to dine;
One choked his little self and then there were Nine.
-Tony Marston choked on a drink then died, his death connects to this first verse perfectly.
-Tony Marstons crime does not relate to his death, he ran over a couple.
-Looks like suicide, but is later found out its poison
Second Verse:
Nine little soldier boys sat up very late;
One overslept himself and then there were Eight.
-Mrs. Rogers died in her sleep after she fainted, again her death relates to the second verse almost perfectly.
-Mrs. Rogers is accused of murdering her former employer with her husband, in order to collect their inheritance.
Third Verse:
Eight little soldier boys travelling in Devon;
One said he’d stay there and then there were Seven.
-General Macarthur dies while sitting on the beach, he says he will stay there and that he is making his peace before he dies.
- A woman or man could have killed him, no one is accused, no one has an alibi
Fourth Verse:
Seven little soldier boys chopping up sticks;
One chopped himself in halves and then there were Six.
-Mr. Rogers died when he is chopping firewood for the oven in a shed, he had a big gash on the back of his head from an axe chop.
-Accused of performing the murder of his former employer with Mrs. Rogers.
Fifth Verse:
Six little soldier boys playing with a hive;
A bumble bee stung one and then there were Five.
Emily Brent was injected with cyanide which looked like a stinger, there was a bee on the window.
Sixth Verse:
Five little soldier boys going in for law;
One got into Chancery and then there were Four.
Justice Wargrave was shot and then held up with a judges wig on and draped in a scarlet drape.
Seventh Murder:
Four little soldier boys going out to sea;
A red herring swallowed one and then there were Three.
Armstrong is pushed off of a cliff into the ocean
Eighth Murder:
Three little soldier boys walking in the Zoo;
A big bear hugged one and then there were Two.
Lombard is crushed by a marble clock shaped like a bear
Ninth Murder:
Two little soldier boys sitting in the sun;
One got frizzled up and then there was one.
Vera shoots Lombard because she knows she is not the murderer
Tenth Murder:
One little soldier boy left all along;
He went and hanged himself
Vera hangs herself
And then there were None.