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Title: The Remarkable Adventures of an Old Woman and Her Pig
An Ancient Tale in a Modern Dress

Author: Anonymous

Release Date: September 27, 2007 [EBook #22778]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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THE OLD WOMAN
AND
HER PIG.

[Illustration]

LONDON:
GRANT AND GRIFFITH,

SUCCESSORS TO
J. HARRIS, CORNER OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD.

THE REMARKABLE ADVENTURES
OF
AN OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG.

AN ANCIENT TALE
IN A
MODERN DRESS.

With Coloured Engravings.

LONDON:
GRANT AND GRIFFITH,

SUCCESSORS TO
NEWBERY AND HARRIS, CORNER OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD.

THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG.

[Illustration]

A little old woman, who lived in a house,
Too small for a giant, too big for a mouse,--
Was sweeping her chambers, (though she had not many,)
When she found, by good fortune, a bright silver penny!

[Illustration]

Delighted she seized it, and, dancing a jig,
Exclaim'd, "With this money I'll purchase a pig."
So saying, away to the market she went,
And the fruits of her fortunate sweeping she spent
On a smooth-coated, black-spotted, curly-tailed thing,
Which she led off in triumph, by means of a string.

[Illustration]

But how shall I paint her vexation and toil,
When, in crossing a meadow, she came to a stile,
And found neither threats nor persuasions would do
To induce Mr. Piggy to climb or creep through?
She coax'd him, she strok'd him, she patted his hide,
She scolded him, threaten'd him, thump'd him beside;
But coaxing, and scolding, and thumping proved vain,
Whilst the evening grew dark, and 'twas likely to rain.

[Illustration]

The dame, out of