“Butcher, butcher, kill ox;
Ox won’t drink water;” etc.
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;” etc.
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;” etc.
But the rat would not.
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