A History of Nursery Rhymes by Percy B. Green

Author:Percy B. Green [Green, Percy B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Poetry
ISBN: 9780841445062
Google: VLsyAQAAMAAJ
Amazon: B0082Q7YUI
Barnesnoble: B0082Q7YUI
Goodreads: 19221462
Publisher: Folcroft Press
Published: 1899-09-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Then came the cat and ate the kid

That my father bought for two pieces of money.

Then came the dog and bit the cat that ate the kid that my father bought for two pieces of money.

Then came the staff and beat the dog that bit the cat, etc.

Then came the fire that burned the staff, that beat the dog, that bit the cat, that ate the kid, etc.

Then came the water and quenched the fire, that burned the staff, that beat the dog, that bit the cat, that ate the kid, etc.

Then came the ox and drank the water, etc.

Then came the butcher and slew the ox, that drank the water, etc.

Then came the Angel of Death and killed the butcher, etc.

Then came the Holy One, Blessed be He! and slew the Angel of Death, that killed the butcher, that slew the ox, that drank the water, that quenched the fire, that burned the staff, that beat the dog, that bit the cat, that ate the kid, that my father bought for two pieces of money—A kid! a kid!"

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