One morning when a woman was sweeping her house, she found a penny. "What shall I do with this little penny?" she asked. "I will go to market and buy a little pig."
So off she went to market and bought a fat pig. She started home, pushing the pig in front of her. Pretty soon she came to a gate. But the pig would not jump over the gate.
She went on a little farther. Walking down the road she met a dog. So she said to the dog, "Dog, dog, bite pig. Pig won't jump over the gate. And I won't get home tonight." But the dog would not.
She went a little father. She met a stick. So she said, "Stick, stick, beat dog. Dog won't bite pig. Pig won't jump over the gate. And I won't get home tonight." But the stick would not.
She went a little farther. She came to a fire. So she said, "Fire, fire, 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 fire would not.
She went a little farther, and she came to some water. So she said, "Water, water, 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 water would not.
