Grandpa Stubbs was a cook on the Great Lake Freighters and sailed
9 months of the year.
This English tale is from, Lois Adeline Bell Stubbs Simmon's - "The Beacon First Reader",
James Fassett, Ginn & Co., early 1900's.
"The Old Woman and Her Pig"
"One day and old woman found a penny.
"What should I do with this penny?" Said She.
"I will go to the market and buy a pig."
So the old woman got a pig,
Then she tied a string to the pig's leg.
On the way home she came to a stile.
The pig would not go over the stile.
She went a little farther and met a dog.
She said to the dog:
"Dog, dog, bite pig;
Pig won't go over the stile,
and I shan't get home tonight."
But the dog would not.
She went a little farther and met a stick-
Stick, stick beat dog,
Dog won't bite pig,
Pig won't go over the stile,
And I shan't get home tonight.
But the stick would not.
She went a little farther and met a fire.
"Fire, fire burn stick;
Stick won't beat dog,
Dog won't won't bite pig,
Pig won't go over the stile
And I shan't get home to-night."
But the fire would not.
She went a little farther and met some water.
"Water, water, put out fire,
Fire won't burn stick,
Stick won't beat dog,
Dog won't bite pig,
Pig won't go over the stile,
And I shan't get home to-night."
But the water would not.
She went a little farther and met an ox.
"Ox, ox drink water;
Water won't put out fire,
Fire won't burn stick,
Stick won't beat dog,
Dog won't won't bite pig,
Pig won't go over the stile,
And I shan't get home tonight."
But the ox would not.
She went a little farther and met a man.
"Man, man, kill ox,
Ox won't drink water,
Water won't put out fire,
Fire won't burn stick,
Stick won't beat dog,
Dog won't bite pig,
Pig won't go over the stile
And I won't get home tonight."
But the man would not.
She went a little farther and met a rope.
"Rope, rope hang man,
Man won't kill ox,
Ox won't drink water,
Water won't put out fire,
Fire won't burn burn stick,
Stick won't beat dog,
Dog won't bite pig
Pig won't go over the stile,
And I won't get home tonight."
But the rope would not.
She went a lilttle farther and met a rat.
"Rat, rat, bite rope,
Rope won't hang man,
Man won't kill ox,
Ox won't drink water,
Water won't put out fire,
Fire won't burn stick,
Stick won't beat dog,
Dog won't bite pig,
Pig won't go over the stile,
And I shan't get home tonight."
But the rat would not.
She went a little farther and met a cat.
"Cat, cat, kill rat,
Rat won't bite rope,
Rope won't hang man,
Man won't kill ox,
Ox won't drink water,
Water won't put out the fire
Fire won't burn stick,
Stick won't beat dog,
Dog won't bite pig,
Pig won't go over the stile,
And I shan't get home tonight."
The cat said, "You must get me some milk,
Then I will kill the rat."
So the old woman went to the cow and said:
"Cow, cow, will you give me some milk?"
And the cow said, "Get me a pail of water to drink,
then I will give you some milk."
So the old woman took a pail of water to the cow,
And the cow gave her some milk.
Then the old woman gave the milk to the cat,
The cat began to kill the rat,
The rat began to bite the rope,
The rope began to hang the man,
The man began to kill the ox,
The ox began to drink the water,
The water began to put out the fire,
The fire began to burn the stick,
The stick began to beat the dog,
The dog began to bite the pig,
And the pig jumped over the stile,
So the old woman got home with her pig."
(See, *Water.com)
