“This cow swallowed me at dawn,
Here I feel so nice and warm.”
The maid was much frightened and ran to tell the farmer. The latter came to listen and he heard the same thing.
“This cow swallowed me at dawn,
Here I feel so nice and warm.”
“I bet you ten to one it is Hop-o’-my-Thumb,” said the farmer. “There is only one thing to be done; we must slaughter the cow in order to rescue him.”
While the animal was being cut up, a poor woman passed and begged the farmer to give her a small piece of meat.
As luck would have it she received the very piece in which Hop-o’-my-Thumb was embedded. She put her present into her basket and went her way. Suddenly Hop-o’-my-Thumb began to sing:
“This cow swallowed me at dawn,
Here I feel so nice and warm.”
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I. THE KEG MOVED AS IF IT HAD LEGS III. MOTHER AND SON ENJOYED THEMSELVES V. STUCK THE POINT INTO THE SOLDIER’S LEG |
II. HE CARRIED IT HOME IV. SWALLOWED THE LITTLE FELLOW VI. WAS PUSHED THROUGH THE VENTILATOR |