little miss muffet 's father was a big banker in a big city , and he had so much money that the house he lived in was almost as beautiful as a king 's palace . it was built of granite and marble , and richly furnished with every luxury that money can buy . there was an army of servants about the house , and many of them had no other duties than to wait upon miss muffet , for the little girl was an only child and therefore a personage of great importance . she had a maid to dress her hair and a maid to bathe her , a maid to serve her at table and a maid to tie her shoestrings , and several maids beside . and then there was nurse holloweg to look after all the maids and see they did their tasks properly .
she was an only child .
why was miss muffet a personage of great importance ?
why was miss muffet a personage of great importance ?