...Good cat ! kill rat ; rat won't bite rope ; rope won't hang butcher ; butcher won't kill ox ; ox won't drink water ; water won't quench fire ; fire won't burn stick ; stick won't beat pig ; pig won't go. And it's time that I was at home an hour and a half ago. " The cat began to kill...

...Good cat ! kill rat ; rat won't bite rope ; rope won't hang butcher ; butcher won't kill ox ; ox won't drink water ; water won't quench fire ; fire won't burn stick ; stick won't beat pig ; pig won't go. And it's time that I was at home an hour and a half ago. " The cat began to kill...

...Good cat ! kill rat ; rat won't bite rope ; rope won't hang butcher ; butcher won't kill ox ; ox won't drink water ; water won't quench fire ; fire won't burn stick ; stick won't beat pig ; pig won't go. And it's time that I was at home an hour and a half ago. " The cat began to kill...

...Good cat ! kill rat ; rat won't bite rope ; rope won't hang butcher; butcher won't kill ox; ox won't drink water; water won't quench fire ; fire won't burn stick ; stick won't beat pig ; pig won't go. And it's time that I was at home an hour and n half ago. " The cat began to kill...

...won't bite kid — kid won't go — and I see," &c. She went a little farther, and she met an ox : " Pray, ox, drink water — water won't quench fire...stick — stick won't beat dog — dog won't bite kid — kid won't go — and I see," &c. She went a little farther, and she met a butcher ; " Pray,...

...original of that popular nursery myth, in which the prominent characters are an old woman and a pig. " Water won't quench fire, fire won't burn stick, stick...won't beat dog, dog won't bite pig, pig won't get over gate, and I shan't get home to my supper to-night." Thank Heaven, we have got rid of most of these...

...original of that popular nursery myth, in which the prominent characters are an old woman and a pig. " Water won't quench fire, fire won't burn stick, stick...won't beat dog, dog won't bite pig, pig won't get over gate, and I shan't get home to my supper to-night." Thank Heaven, we have got rid of most of these...

...further, and she met a stick. So she said, ' Stick ! stick ! beat dog ; dog won't bite pig ; piggy won't get over the stile ; and I shan't get home to-night.' But the stick would not. " She went a little further, and she met a fire. So she said, ' Fire ! fire ! burn...

...further, and she met a stick. So she said, ' Stick ! stick ! beat dog ; dog won't bite pig ; piggy won't get over the stile ; and I shan't get home to-night.' But the stick would not. " She went a little further, and she met a fire. So she said, ' Fire ! fire ! burn...

...Dame held up her stick and said, — •" Good stick, beat dog ; Dog will not bite pig ; Pig will not get over the stile ; And I shan't get home to-night." But the stick would not. So the old Dame gathered some bits of wood together, and set them on fire, and then...