King won’t kill man;
Man won’t cut tree;
I can’t get the grain of corn
To save my life from the farmer’s wife!”
But the rope wouldn’t bind the ox.
So the crow flew on until he met a mouse, and said:
“Caw, caw! Mouse, Mouse! Gnaw rope;
Rope won’t bind ox;
Ox won’t drink water;
Water won’t quench fire;