And the Fox said, "Come with me, Turkeylurky, Goosey-poosey, Ducky-daddles, Cocky-locky, and Henny-penny, and I will show you the way to the king's house."

But they said, "Oh no, Fox-lox, we know the way, and we do not want to go with you."

So they gaed, and they gaed, and they gaed till they reached the king's house. And he thanked them, and gave each of them a silver sixpence.

PETER PIPER.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers;
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper
picked?

I WOULD IF I COULD.

I would if I could; if I couldn't how could I?

I couldn't unless I could, could I?

Could you unless you could, could ye? could ye? could ye?

You couldn't unless you could, could ye?

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THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG.

O THAT I WAS WHERE I WOULD BE.

O that I was where I would be,
Then would I be where I am not;
But where I am, I must be;

And where I would be, I cannot.

THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG.

Once upon a time, an old woman was sweeping her little house, when, to her great joy, she found a silver sixpence.

"What," said she, "shall I do with this little sixpence? I think I will go to market and buy a pig." So the next day, she went to market, and bought a nice little white pig. She tied a string to one of the pig's legs, and began to drive him home.

On the way, the old woman and her pig came to a stile, and she said,

"Please, pig, get over the stile."

But the pig would not.

Just then a little dog came trotting up, and the old woman said to him.—

"Dog, dog, bite pig;

Pig won't get over the stile,

And I sha'n't get home to-night."

But the dog would not.

So the old woman held up her stick, and

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Stick, stick, beat dog;

Dog won't bite pig;

Pig won't get over the stile,

And I sha'n't get home to-night."

But the stick would not.

So the old woman gathered some bits of wood together to make a fire, and set them on fire, and then threw her stick into the fire, and said,

"Fire, fire, burn stick;

Stick won't beat dog;

Dog won't bite pig;

Pig won't get over the stile,

And I sha'n't get home to-night."

But the fire would not.

So the old woman fetched a pail of water that

was standing near, and said,

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THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG.

"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 sha'n't get home to-night."

But the water would not.

Then the old woman saw an ox ox coming; so 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 go;

I see by the moonlight,

It's long past midnight;

Time pig and I were home an hour and a half ago."

But the ox would not.

So the old woman turned round, and saw a

butcher, and 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 go.

I see by the moonlight,

It's long past midnight;

Time pig and I were home an hour and

But the butcher would not.

So the old woman took a rope out of her pocket, and 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 go.

I see by the moonlight,

It's long past midnight;

Time pig and I were home an hour and

a half ago.

But the rope would not.