"'Good-day, pancake,' said the man.
"'God bless you, Manny Panny!' said the pancake.
"'Dear pancake,' said the man, 'don't roll so fast; stop a little and let me eat you.'
"'When I have given the slip to Goody Poody, and the goodman, and seven squalling children, I may well slip through your fingers, Manny Panny,' said the pancake, and rolled on and on till it met a hen.
"'Good-day, pancake,' said the hen.
"'The same to you, Henny Penny,' said the pancake.
"'Pancake, dear, don't roll so fast, bide a bit and let me eat you up,' said the hen.
"'When I have given the slip to Goody Poody, and the goodman, and seven squalling children, and Manny Panny, I may well slip through your claws, Henny Penny,' said the pancake, and so it rolled on like a wheel down the road.
"Just then it met a cock.
"'Good-day, pancake,' said the cock.