The thief stole the Queen of Hearts' tarts in the nursery rhyme "The Queen of Hearts." The Queen got angry and ordered the Knave of Hearts to bring them back, leading to a trial where the Knave was accused of stealing. The rhyme ends with the Knave being pardoned by the King and Queen.
Tarts - because the knave stole them!
"The Queen of Heart, she made some tarts, All on a summers day: The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts, And took them quite away!"
The rhyme involving the Knave of Hearts and the Queen of Hearts goes: "The Knave of Hearts, he stole the tarts, And took them clean away. The King of Hearts Called for the tarts And beat the Knave full sore."
The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts all on a summer's day;The Knave of Hearts he stole the tarts and took them clean away.The King of Hearts called for the tarts and beat the Knave full soreThe Knave of Hearts brought back the tarts andvowed he'd steal no more.
In the final chapters of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, the Knave of Hearts is tried on the accusation of stealing some tarts made by the Queen of Hearts. The story ends before his trial is completed, but I think it fair to say that the case presented against him is quite weak. The knave of Heart stole the Queens tarts: "The Queen of Heart, she made some tarts, All on a summers day: The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts, And took them quite away!"
The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts all on a summer's day;The Knave of Hearts he stole the tarts and took them clean away.The King of Hearts called for the tarts and beat the Knave full soreThe Knave of Hearts brought back the tarts andvowed he'd steal no more.From Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts all on a summer's day; The Knave of Hearts he stole the tarts and took them clean away. The King of Hearts called for the tarts and beat the Knave full sore The Knave of Hearts brought back the tarts and vowed he'd steal no more.
The Queen of HeartsShe made some tarts,All on a summer's day;The Knave of HeartsHe stole the tarts,And took them clean away.The king of HeartsCalled for the tarts,And beat the Knave full sore;The Knave of HeartsBrought back the tarts,And vowed he'd steal no more.
SummerThe Queen of HeartsShe made some tarts,All on a summer's day;The Knave of HeartsHe stole those tarts,And took them clean away.The King of HeartsCalled for the tarts,And beat the knave full sore;The Knave of HeartsBrought back the tarts,And vowed he'd steal no more.
The Jack of Hearts
The Knave of Hearts - 1919 is rated/received certificates of: UK:A