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246 MOTHER GOOSES NURSERY RHYMES. 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 water would not. She went a little farther, and she met an ox. So she said— “Ox, ox, drink water; Water won't quench fire; Fire won't burn stick; 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 ox would not. 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 w hont burn stick:
