“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.
“The same to you, Cocky-locky,” said the Pancake.
“Pancake, dear, don’t roll so fast, but bide a bit and let me eat you up.”