HOW THE ROOSTER BUILT A HOUSE OF HIS OWN
One spring day a young rooster set out on his two stout legs to build a house of his own. On he went, a long, long way, and a long, long way farther, and a long, long way farther than that.
Then he lifted up his voice and flapped his wings and crowed,
“Cock-a-doodle-doo.
I want a dame, I do.”
At this out from somewhere stepped a bonny, wee white hen and fared along beside him.
On went the young rooster and the bonny, wee white hen a long, long way, and a long, long way farther, and a long, long way farther than that.
Then the young rooster lifted up his voice, flapped his wings, and crowed,
“Cock-a-doodle-doo,