the nursery rhyme contains the words Piggy won't jump over the stile and I won't be home tonite. What is the rest of the rhyme.? Does it also contain words ' water won't put out fire fire won't burn stick' I can't put it all together.
Can anyone help out?
2007-02-15 03:54:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
AN old woman was sweeping her house, and she found a little crooked sixpence. 'What,' said she, 'shall I do with this little sixpence? I will go to market, and buy a little pig.'
As she was coming home, she came to a stile: but the piggy wouldn't go over the stile.
She went a little further, and she met a dog. So she said to him: 'Dog! dog! bite pig; piggy won't go over the stile; and I shan't get home tonight.' But the dog wouldn't.
She went a little further, and she met a stick. So she said: 'Stick! stick! beat dog! dog won't bite pig; piggy won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home tonight.' But the stick wouldn't.
She went a little further, and she met a fire. So she said: 'Fire! fire! burn stick; stick won't beat dog; dog won't bite pig; piggy won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home tonight.' But the fire wouldn't.
She went a little further, and she met some water. So she said: 'Water! water! quench fire; fire won't burn stick; stick won't beat dog; dog won't bite pig; piggy won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home tonight.' But the water wouldn't.
She went a little further, and she met an ox. 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; piggy won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home tonight.' But the ox wouldn't.
2007-02-15 04:06:45 · answer #1 · answered by ♥LadyC♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called :The Old Woman and her Pig, You can find the words, it on the following website. It is a story and also a song.
http://www.folkinfo.org/songs/displaysong.php?songid=277
2007-02-15 04:09:00 · answer #2 · answered by VelvetRose 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋