| "Fire, fire, burn stick; Stick won't beat dog; Dog won't bite pig; Piggy won't get over the stile; And I shan't get home to-night!" |
But the fire would not.
She went a little farther, and she met some water. So she said:—
| "Water, water, quench fire; Fire won't burn stick; Stick won't beat dog; Dog won't bite pig; Piggy won't get over the stile, And I shan't get home to-night!" |
But the water would not.
She went a little farther, and she met an ox. So she said:—
| "Ox, ox, drink water; Water won't quench fire; Fire won't burn stick; Stick won't beat dog; Dog won't bite pig; Piggy won't get over the stile, And I shan't get home to-night!" |
But the ox would not.
She went a little farther, and she met a butcher. So she said:—