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245 MOTHER GOOSE’S NURSERY RHYMES. Piggy won't get over the stile: And I shant get home to night.” 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; Ox won't drink water; Water won't quench fire; Fire wont burn stick; Stick won’t beat dog; Dog won't bite pig; Piggy wont get over the stile; And I shan’t get home to night.” 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; Butcher won't kill ox; Ox won't drink water;