But the stick would not. She went a little farther, 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 to-night." But the fire would not. She went a little farther, and she met some water. So she said-- [Illustration: "FIRE, FIRE, BURN STICK."] "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 to-night." But the water would not. She went a little farther, 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 to-night." But the ox would not. She went a little farther, and she met a butcher. So she said-- "Butcher, butcher, kill ox; Ox won't drink water; Water won't quench fire; Fire won't burn stick; [Illustration: "BUTCHER, BUTCHER, KILL OX."] Stick won't beat dog; Dog won't bite pig; Piggy won't get over the stile; And I shan't get home to-night." But the butcher would not. She went a little farther, and she met a rope. So she 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; Piggy won't get over the stile; And I shan't get home to-night." But the rope would not. She went a little farther, and she met a rat. So she said-- "Rat, rat, gnaw rope; Rope won't hang butcher; Butcher won't kill ox; Ox won't drink water; [Illustration: "RAT, RAT, GNAW ROPE."] 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 to-night." But the rat would not. She went a little farther, and she met a cat. So she said-- "Cat, cat, kill rat; Rat won't gnaw rope; Rope won't 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; Piggy won't get over the stile; And I shan't get home to-night." But the cat said to her, "If you will go to yonder cow, and fetch me a saucer of milk, I will kill the rat." So away went the old woman to the cow, and said-- [Illustration: "COW, COW, GIVE ME A SAUCER OF MILK."]