“Pray, cow, give me some milk that I may give to the Cat, so she may give me my long tail again.”
“No,” said the cow, “I will give you no milk till you go to the farmer and get me some hay.”
First she leaped, and then she ran,
Till she came to the farmer, and thus began:
“Pray, farmer, give me some hay that I may give to the cow, so she may give me some milk that I may give to the Cat, so she may give me my long tail again.”
“No,” says the farmer, “I’ll give you no hay till you go to the butcher and fetch me some meat.”
First she leaped, and then she ran,
Till she came to the butcher, and thus began:
“Pray butcher, give me some meat that I may give to the farmer, so he may give me some hay that I may give to the cow, so she may give me some milk that I may give to the Cat, so she may give me my long tail again.”
“No,” said the butcher, “I’ll give you no meat till you go to the baker and fetch me some bread.”