A short distance off stood a small red schoolhouse and just then through the open door came a merry crowd of children. All of a sudden a little boy with a piece of plum pudding in one hand and a piece of pie in the other ran swiftly toward Puss.
Georgy Porgy, pudding and pie,
Kissed the girls and made them cry.
When the boys came out to play
Georgy Porgy ran away
And after him came a number of boys in hot pursuit. "Please help me get away from these boys!" cried Georgy Porgy.
"What have you done?" asked Puss.
"Oh, I kissed the girls and made them cry," answered Georgy Porgy, "but it didn't hurt them."
"How do you know?" asked Puss.
"Kisses don't hurt," replied Georgy Porgy.
"But if these boys ever catch me"—looking fearfully over his shoulder—"they'll give me an awful beating and take away my pie."
"Do you know where the Willow Tree Inn is?" asked Puss, all of a sudden.
"Yes, siree—," answered Georgy.