ACCUMULATIVE STORIES. 447

That ate the kid,
That my father bought

For two pieces of money:
A kid, a kid.

. Then came the water, and quenched the fire,
That burned the staff,
That beat the dog,

That bit the cat,

That ate the kid,

That my father bought
For two pieces of money:
A kid, a kid.

. Then came ¢#e ox and drank the water,
That quenched the fire,
That burned the staff,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought
For two pieces of money :
A kid, a kid.

. Then came che butcher, and slew the ox,
That drank the water,
That quenched the fire,
That burned the staff,