The Squire

The Squire is the well-off village land owner in the Mother Goose Stories episode "Boy Blue". The squire hired Little Boy Blue to watch over his sheep and cow and keep the animals out of the meadow and out of the corn.

One day the squire walked by the field to sees the animals in the meadow and in the corn. He quickly removed his rebellious livestock and went in search of his missing employee. When he found Boy Blue asleep in the hay, he was furious. The squire wasabout to fire the boy when he explained why he had fallen asleep - he had spent all night tending to his sick mother Impressed that a young boy would care so much for his mother, the squire rewarded Boy Blue selflessness by inviting the boy and his mother to come live in the cottage that stands by the hall.