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... stick On each of your backs . " Then Robin began To bang them about ; They staid for no fees , But were glad to get out . Poor Robin long for Jenny grieves , At last he covers her with leaves ; Yet near the place a mournful lay For ...
... stick On each of your backs . " Then Robin began To bang them about ; They staid for no fees , But were glad to get out . Poor Robin long for Jenny grieves , At last he covers her with leaves ; Yet near the place a mournful lay For ...
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... stick , the old Dame set out for the market - town close by . The way to the town was through green lanes and across large meadows , and as the old Dame clambered over the stile at the end of the meadow , she sat on the top to rest ...
... stick , the old Dame set out for the market - town close by . The way to the town was through green lanes and across large meadows , and as the old Dame clambered over the stile at the end of the meadow , she sat on the top to rest ...
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... so the old Dame said to him , — " Good dog , bite pig ; Pig will not get over the stile ; And I shan't get home to - night . " But the dog would not . So the old Dame held up her stick and said THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG .
... so the old Dame said to him , — " Good dog , bite pig ; Pig will not get over the stile ; And I shan't get home to - night . " But the dog would not . So the old Dame held up her stick and said THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG .
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... stick , beat dog ; Dog will not bite pig ; Pig will not get over the stile ; And I shan't get home to - night . " But the stick would not . So the old Dame gathered some bits of wood together , and set them on fire , and then threw her ...
... stick , beat dog ; Dog will not bite pig ; Pig will not get over the stile ; And I shan't get home to - night . " But the stick would not . So the old Dame gathered some bits of wood together , and set them on fire , and then threw her ...
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... stick ; Stick will not beat dog ; Dog will not bite pig ; Pig will not get over the stile ; And I shan't get home to - night . " But the water would not . So the old Dame turned round in a passion , and then she saw a great ox with two ...
... stick ; Stick will not beat dog ; Dog will not bite pig ; Pig will not get over the stile ; And I shan't get home to - night . " But the water would not . So the old Dame turned round in a passion , and then she saw a great ox with two ...
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ABSOLON AND HARRISON beat dog began bird bite pig breakfast Bride burn stick Butcher chair Cocky-locky crumpled horn Ducky-daddles e-oh fat duck flew gaed gave the Mouse give Pussy milk going to-day Goosie-poosie HARRISON WEIR Heigho says Rowley Henny-penny home to-night house that Jack Huge Bear ILLUSTRATED WITH SEVEN Jack built Jenny Wren JOHN ABSOLON kill'd the rat kiss'd the maiden LITTLE BO-PEEP'S little maid little Silver-hair maiden all forlorn malt mee-ow mi-ow Middle Bear middle voice milk'd the cow mittens Mother Goose Mousey old Dame OLD MOTHER HUBBARD PICTURES BY HARRISON PICTURES BY JOHN Piep poor duckling porridge purr-r Pussy will give Quack quench fire rowley powley SEVEN PICTURES sky is falling stile tail tatter'd and torn tell the king Three Bears three little kittens toss'd the dog Turkey-lurky ugly Wee Bear WGMASON Who'll wild geese worried the cat
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Page 12 - So she covered herself up comfortably and lay there till she fell fast asleep. By this time the Three Bears thought their porridge would be cool enough, so they came home to breakfast. Now the little old Woman had left the spoon of the Great, Huge Bear standing in his porridge. "SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE!
Page 12 - Now the little old woman had left the spoon of the Great, Huge Bear standing in his porridge. 'SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE ! ' said the Great, Huge Bear, in his great, gruff voice.