MOTHER GOOSE'S Nursery Rhymes

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MOTHER GOOSE'S NURSERY RHYMES.

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[A] By permission of the Author.

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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: the piggy would not go over the stile.

She went a little farther, and she met a dog. So she said to the dog[244]—

But the dog would not.

She went a little farther, and she met a stick. So she said—

But the stick would not.

She went a little farther, and she met a fire. So she said—

But the fire would not.

She went a little farther, and she met some water. So she said[245]—

But the water would not.

She went a little farther, and she met an ox. So she said—

But the ox would not.

She went a little farther, and she met a butcher. So she said—

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But the butcher would not.

She went a little farther, and she met a rope. So she said—

But the rope would not.

She went a little farther, and she met a rat. So she said—

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But the rat would not.

She went a little farther, and she met a cat. So shep said—

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[251]—

But the cow said to her, "If you will go to yonder haymakers, and fetch me a wisp of hay, I'll give you the milk." So away the old woman went to the haymakers, and said—

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But the haymakers said to her,—"If you will go to yonder stream, and fetch us a bucket of water, we'll give you the hay." So away the old woman went; but when she got to the stream, she found the bucket was full of holes. So she covered the bottom with pebbles, and then filled the bucket with water, and away she went back with it to the haymakers; and they gave her a wisp of hay.

As soon as the cow had eaten the hay, she gave the old woman the milk; and away she went with it in a saucer to the cat. As soon as the cat had lapped up the milk—

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Transcriber's Notes:

There seemed to be no rhyme nor reason to which poems began with smallcaps and which did not. Without a clear pattern to follow, this was retained as printed.

The corrections made are listed below and also indicated by dotted lines under the corrections. Scroll the mouse over the word and the original text will appear.

Page 82, word "a" added to text. Original read (There was jockey) now reads (There was a jockey)

Page 227, "he" changed to "she" (she fought for her)