Rope won't tie butcher. Butcher won't drive ox. Ox won't drink water. Water won't quench fire. Fire won't burn stick. Stick won't beat dog. Dog won't bite pig. Pig won't jump over the gate. And I won't get home tonight."
But the cat said to her, "If you will go to the cow over in the field and bring me a saucer of milk, I will catch the rat." So away went the old woman to the cow.
But the cow said to her, "If you will go to that haystack, and bring me an armful of hay, I will give you the milk." So away went the old woman to the haystack, and she brought the hay to the cow.
As soon as the cow had eaten the hay, she gave the old woman the milk. And away went the old woman with the saucer of milk for the cat. The cat lapped up the milk. Then the cat began to catch the rat. The rat began to gnaw the rope. The rope began to tie the butcher.
