Evening star., 1903-11-21
The Old Woman and Her Pig.

| One day, as an old woman was sweeping
her house she found a sixpence.
| What shall 1 do with this little six
| pence?' she said
Il will go to market and buy pig" She
! went to market and bought a little pig.
f, On the way home they came to stile.
| but the pig would not jump over.
| The old woman went on little way and
| she met a dog. She said to the dog: Dog,
| dog bite pig! Pig will not jump over stile
and l shall not get home tonight But
| the dog would not.
The old woman went on and she met
stick She said to the stick: stick, stick,
beat dog, Dog will not bite pig, pig VIII
not lump over stile, and I shall not get
home tonight" But the stick would not
She went on and she met fire. She said
to the fire: Fire. fire. burn stick! Stick
will not beat dog. dog will not bite pig, pig
will not Jump over stile. and l shall not
get home tonight" But the fire would not.
She went on and she met some water
She said to the water: Water, water,
uuench fire, Fire will not burn stick. stick
will not beat dog, dog will not bite pig.
pig will not jump over stile and shall not
get home tonight" But the water would
not.
She went on and she met an OK. She said
to the OK: "Ox, OK, drink water. Water
VIII not uuenCn IlTe, IlTe Will Hot DuIll StiCh,
stick will not beat dog. dog will not bite
pig pig will not jump over stile, and
shall not get home tonight" But the OK
would not.
She went on and she met butcher. She
said to the butcher: butcher. butcher.
Kill OK. OK will not drink water. water
will not quench fire, fire will not burn stick.
stick will not beat dog. dog will not bite
pig, pig will not jump over stile. and /
shall not get home tonight" But the
butcher would not.
She went and she met a rope. She
sa id to TIE rope: Rope. rope. hang butcher!
Butcher will not kill OK. OK will not drink
water water will not quench fire. fire will
not burn stick, stick will not beat dog, dog
will not bite pig. pig will not jump over
stile. and | shall not get home tonight
But the rope would not.
She went on and she met rat. She said
to the rat: RAT. rat, gnaw rope. Rope
will not hang butcher butcher will not kill
OK, OK will not drink water. water will not
Cuench fire. fire will not burn stick stick
will not beat dog. dog will not bite pig.
pig will not jump over stile. and shall not
get home tonight" But the rat would not
She went on and she met cat. She said
to the cat: Cat cat. catch rat, Rat will
not gnaw rope. rome will not hang butcher
butcher will not kill OK. OK will not drink
water water will not auench fire. fire will
not burn stick stick will not beat dog dog
! will not bite pig. pig will not jump over
| stile, and I shall not get home tonight
Then the cat said to her: "If you will go
| to the cow and bring me milk / will
catch the rat"
So the old woman went to the cow But
the COW said to her: IF you will go to the
hay stack and bring me some hay I will
give you some milk
SO the old woman went to the hay stack
and brought the hay to the COW. AS soon
as the COW had eaten the hay she gave the
old woman the milk. Then the old woman
took the milk to the cat.
AS soon the cat had drunk the milk
| she began to catch the rat, the rat began
| TO gnaw the rope. the rope began to hang
! the butcher. the butcher began to kill the
/ OK. the OK began to drink the water, the
| water began to quench the fire. the fire be-
| gan to burn the stick the stick began to
| beat the dog, the dog began to bite the
J pig. and the little pig jumped over the
| stile And the old woman got home that
| night. after all.