Billy Boy and the Pony

Billy Boy had a pony.

The pony had hay to eat.

The pony said, "I want grass.

I don't want to eat hay,

I want to eat grass."

The pony ran away to eat grass.

Billy Boy ran after the pony.

Billy Boy said,

"Pony, pony, come away.

Leave the grass and eat the hay."

But the pony would not come.

Billy Boy said, "I'll cry."

So Billy Boy sat down and cried.

The fox heard Billy Boy cry.

"Billy Boy, Billy Boy,"

said the fox, "why do you cry?"

"I cry," said Billy Boy,

"because I can't make the pony

leave the grass."

The fox said, "I'll do it."

The fox said to the pony,

"Pony, pony, come away.

Leave the grass and eat the hay."

But the pony would not come.

So the fox said, "I'll cry."

And the fox sat down and cried.

The dog heard the fox cry.

"Fox, fox," said the dog,

"why do you cry?"

"I cry," said the fox,

"because Billy Boy cries.

Billy Boy cries

because he can't make the pony

leave the grass."

The dog said, "I'll do it."

The dog said to the pony,

"Pony, pony, come away.

Leave the grass and eat the hay."

But the pony would not come.

So the dog said, "I'll cry."

And the dog sat down and cried.

A cat heard the dog cry.

"Dog, dog," said the cat,

"why do you cry?"

"I cry," said the dog,

"because the fox cries.

The fox cries

because Billy Boy cries.

Billy Boy cries

because he can't make the pony

leave the grass."

The cat said, "I'll do it."

The cat said to the pony,

"Pony, pony, come away,

Leave the grass and eat the hay."

But the pony would not come.

So the cat said, "I'll cry."

And the cat sat down and cried.

A bee heard the cat cry.

"Cat, cat," said the bee,

"why do you cry?"

"I cry," said the cat,

"because the dog cries.

The dog cries

because the fox cries.

The fox cries

because Billy Boy cries.

Billy Boy cries

because he can't make the pony

leave the grass."

The bee said, "I'll do it."

The bee said to the pony,

"Buzz, buzz, buzz!

Pony, pony, come away.

Leave the grass and eat the hay.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!"

"I'll come away," said the pony.

"I'll leave the grass and eat the hay."

And away the pony ran.