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.