Title
The title of the book is a line from a nursery rhyme,
Vintery, mintery, cutery, corn,
Apple seed and apple thorn,
Wire, briar, limber lock
Three geese in a flock
One flew East
One flew West
And one flew over the cuckoo's nest
Chief Bromden's grandmother sang this song to him when he was young.
Read more about this topic: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (novel)
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