Butcher won’t kill ox;” etc.
But the rope would not. She went a little farther, and she met a rat. So she said—
“Rat, rat, gnaw rope;
Rope won’t hang butcher;” etc.
But the rat would not.
She went a little farther, and she met a cat. So she said—
“Cat, cat, kill rat;
Rat won’t gnaw rope;” etc.
But the cat said to her, “If you will go to yonder cow, and fetch me a saucer of milk, I will kill the rat.” So away went the old woman to the cow, and said—