 | William Alexander Clouston - 1887 - 510 str.
...the ox, the ox began to drink the water, the water began to quench the fire, the fire began to burn the stick, the stick began to beat the dog, the dog...over the stile, and so the old woman got home that night.1 1 The Scotch version, entitled the Wife and her Bush of Berries, agrees very closely with this... | |
 | 1913 - 1344 str.
...borrow from so humble source without lowering the dignity of our case), to wit : "The fire began to burn the stick, the stick began to beat the dog, the dog began to bite the pig, and so the pig jumped over the stile, and the old woman got home that night" The record shows that... | |
 | 1895 - 748 str.
...the ox, the ox began to drink the water, the water began to quench the fire, the fire began to burn the stick, the stick began to beat the dog, the dog began to bite the pig, the pig got over the stile, and the old woman got home that night. "The House that Jack Built," and other... | |
 | Joseph Jacobs - 1890 - 296 str.
...away she went with it in a saucer to the cat. water began to quench the fire ; the fire began to burn the stick ; the stick began to beat the dog ; the...stile ; and so the old woman got home that night. How Jack went to Seek his Fortune ONCE on a time there was a boy named Jack, and one morning he started... | |
 | C. J. T. - 1890 - 222 str.
...the ox, the ox began to drink the water, the water began to quench the fire, the fire began to burn the stick, the stick began to beat the dog, the dog began to bite the pig, and piggy, in a fright, jumped over the stile, and so, after all, the old woman got safe home that... | |
 | C. J. T. - 1891 - 216 str.
...the ox, the ox began to drink the water, the water began to quench the fire, the fire began to burn the stick, the stick began to beat the dog, the dog began to bite the pig, and piggy, in a fright, jumped over the stile, and so, after all, the old woman got safe home that... | |
 | Duchess - 1891 - 200 str.
...and inevitably fall foul of one another reminds one of the nursery rhyme, — The fire began to burn the stick, The stick began to beat the dog, The dog began to worry the cat, The cat began to eat the rat, and so on to the end of the story. The average man who... | |
 | 1924 - 550 str.
...ox ; The ox began to drink the water ; The water began to quench the tire ; The fire began to burn the stick ; The stick began to beat the dog ; The...stile ; And so the old woman got home that night. When an efficient cause begins to work, the whole sequence is put in motion. Note that the sequence... | |
 | 1924 - 570 str.
...ox ; The ox began to drink the water ; The water began to quench the fire ; The fire began to burn the stick ; The stick began to beat the dog ; The...stile ; And so the old woman got home that night. When an efficient cause begins to work, the whole sequence is put in motion. Note that the sequence... | |
 | Andrew Lang - 1897 - 296 str.
...ox ; The ox began to drink the water ; The water began to quench the fire ; The fire began to burn the stick ; The stick began to beat the dog ; The dog began to bite the pig ; The pig jumped over the stile, And so the old woman got home that night. is the key of the kingdom. 1 In... | |
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As soon as the cat had lapped up the milk, the cat began to kill the rat ; the rat began to gnaw the rope ; the rope began to hang the butcher ; the butcher began to kill the ox ; the ox began to drink the water ; the water began to quench the fire ;... 
