[Illustration: HORTICULTURAL BUILDING AND WOMAN’S BUILDING.]
Said the wee wee old woman, “Oh, butcher, do kill ox; ox won’t drink
water, water won’t quench fire, fire won’t burn stick, stick won’t
beat wee wee pig, wee wee pig won’t go over bridge, and I sha’n’t git
home to-night!” But the butcher wouldn’t kill the ox. So the wee wee
old woman went along till she came to a rope.
Said the wee wee old woman, “Oh, rope, do 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 wee wee pig, wee wee pig won’t go over
bridge, and I sha’n’t git home to-night!” But the rope wouldn’t hang
butcher. So the wee wee old woman went along till she came to a rat.
Said the wee wee old woman, “Oh, rat, do 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 wee wee pig, wee
wee pig won’t go over bridge, and I sha’n’t git home to-night!” But
the rat wouldn’t gnaw the rope. So the wee wee old woman went along
till she came to a cat.
Said the wee wee old woman, “Oh, cat, do 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 wee wee pig, wee wee pig won’t go over bridge, and I sha’n’t git
home to-night!” But the cat wouldn’t kill the rat. So the wee wee old
woman went along till she came to a dog.
Said the wee wee old woman, “Oh, dog, do kill cat; cat won’t 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 wee wee pig, wee wee pig won’t go over
bridge, and I sha’n’t git home to-night!” But the dog wouldn’t kill
the cat. So the wee wee old woman went along till she came to a bear.
Said the wee wee old woman, “Oh, bear, do kill dog; dog won’t kill
cat, cat won’t 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 wee wee pig, wee
wee pig won’t go over bridge, and I sha’n’t git home to-night!” But
the bear wouldn’t kill dog. So the wee wee old woman went along till
she came to a lion.
Said the wee wee old woman, “Oh, lion, do kill bear; bear won’t kill
dog, dog won’t kill cat, cat won’t 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 wee
wee pig, wee wee pig won’t go over bridge, and I sha’n’t git home
to-night!” But the lion wouldn’t kill bear.
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