So the old woman went to market and bought a little white pig. She tied a string to one of the pig's legs and began to drive him home.

On the way they came to a stile. The old woman said to the pig,

"Please, pig, get over the stile." But the pig would not.

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

"Dog, dog, bite pig;

Pig will not get over the stile,

And I shall not get home to-night." But the dog would not.

So the old woman held up her stick and said,

"Stick, stick, beat dog;

Dog will not bite pig;

Pig will not get over the stile,

And I shall not get home to-night." But the stick would not.

The old woman gathered some pieces of wood and set them on fire, then she threw her own stick on the fire and said,— “Fire, fire, burn stick;

Stick will not beat dog;

Dog will not bite pig;

Pig will not get over the stile,

And I shall not get home to-night." But the fire would not.

So the old woman fetched a pail of water that was standing near by and said,— "Water, water, quench fire;

Fire will not burn stick;
Stick will not beat dog;

Dog will not bite pig;

Pig will not get over the stile,

And I shall not get home to-night.” But the water would not.

II.

The old woman saw an ox coming and she said to the ox,—

"Ox, ox, 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 get over the stile.
I see by the moon-light,

It's long past midnight;

Pig and I should have been home an hour and a half ago."

But the ox would not.

Then the old woman saw a butcher coming and she said to the butcher,— "Butcher, butcher, kill ox; Ox 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 get over the stile.
I see by the moon-light,
It's long past midnight;

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Pig and I should have been home an hour and a half ago."

But the butcher would not.

The old woman took a rope out of her pocket and said,

"Rope, rope, hang butcher;
Butcher will not kill ox;

Ox 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 get over the stile.
I see by the moon-light,
It's long past midnight;

Pig and I should have been home an hour and a half ago."

But the rope would not.