The Old Woman and the Pig

An old woman found a sixpence.

She wanted a pig.

She said, "I can get a pig. I can get a pig with the sixpence."

And she did.

The pig came to a stile.

The old woman said, "Pig, pig, get over the stile."

The pig said, "I won't get over the stile."

And he ran away.

He ran away from the old woman.

The old woman met a dog.

She said, "Dog, dog, bite pig. Pig won't get over the stile, And I can not get home to-night."

The dog said, "I won't bite pig."

The old woman met a stick.

She said, "Stick, stick, beat dog. Dog won't bite pig, Pig won't get over the stile, And I can not get home to-night."

The stick said, "I won't beat dog."

The old woman met a fire.

She said, "Fire, fire, burn stick. Stick won't beat dog, Dog won't bite pig, Pig won't get over the stile, And I can not get home to-night."

The fire said, "I won't burn stick."

The old woman met some water.

She said, "Water, water, quench fire. Fire won't burn stick, Stick won't beat dog, Dog won't bite pig, Pig won't get over the stile, And I can not get home to-night."

The water said, "I won't quench fire."

The old woman met an ox.

She said, "Ox, ox, drink water. 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 the stile, And I can not get home to-night."

The ox said, "I won't drink water."

The old woman met a butcher.

She said, "Butcher, butcher, kill ox. Ox won't drink water, 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 the stile, And I can not get home to-night."

The butcher said, "I won't kill ox."

The old woman met a rope.

She said, "Rope, rope, 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 dog, Dog won't bite pig, Pig won't get over the stile, And I can not get home to-night."

The rope said, "I won't hang butcher."

The old woman met a rat.

She said, "Rat, rat, gnaw 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 dog, Dog won't bite pig, Pig won't get over the stile, And I can not get home to-night."

The rat said, "Get me some cheese, And I will gnaw the rope."

The old woman got some cheese.

She gave it to the rat.

The rat began to gnaw the rope, The rope began to hang the butcher, The butcher began to kill the ox, The ox began to drink the water, The water began to quench the fire, The fire began to burn the stick, The stick began to beat the dog, The dog began to bite the pig, The pig got over the stile, And the old woman got home that night.