It is yet another example of ATU 2030 The old woman and her pig.
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An old lady who had a little wee, wee house, had a little wee wee dog, fin' a little wee wee penny, buy a little wee wee goat. The wee wee goat wouldn't graze, neither would it walk fast.
Went a little further, she find a stick, she beg the stick to lick goat, stick wont lick goat, goat wont walk fast, old woman couldn' get home.
She went a little further, she find a bill (cutlass), she beg the bill to cut stick, bill wouldn' cut stick, stick wouldn' lick goat, goat wouldn' walk fast, old woman couldn' get home.
She went a little further, see fire. Begged fire to burn bill, fire wouldn' burn bill, bill wouldn' cut stick, stick wouldn' lick goat, goat wouldn' walk fast old woman couldn' get home.
Went a little further, see water. Beg water to out fire, water wouldn' out fire, fire wouldn' burn bill, bill wouldn' cut stick, stick wouldn' lick goat, goat wouldn' walk fast old woman couldn' get home.
Went little further see an ox, beg ox to drink water, ox wouldn' drink water, water wouldn' out fire, fire wouldn' burn bill, bill wouldn' cut stick, stick wouldn' lick goat, goat wouldn' walk fast old woman couldn' get home.
Went little further see a rope, beg rope to tie ox, rope wouldn' tie ox, ox wouldn' drink water, water wouldn' out fire, fire wouldn' burn bill, bill wouldn' cut stick, stick wouldn' lick goat, goat wouldn' walk fast old woman couldn' get home.
Went little further see a rat, beg rat to cut rope, rat wouldn' cut rope, rope wouldn' tie ox, ox wouldn' drink water, water wouldn' out fire, fire wouldn' burn bill, bill wouldn' cut stick, stick wouldn' lick goat, goat wouldn' walk fast old woman couldn' get home.
See a cyat, beg cyat to catch rat, cat begin to catch rat, rat begin to bite rope, rope begin to tie ox, ox begin to drink water, water begin to out fire, fire begin to burn bill, bill begin to cut stick, stick begin to lick goat, goat begin to walk fast, and old lady then get home.
NOTES
Compare Bahamas, Parsons 8: 108; Ontario, W. J . and K. H. Wintemberg, 117-119; Nova Scotia, Fauset 3: 28-32; Spanish New Mexico, Espinosa 2: 225; Mexico, Tepecano, Mason 3: 175-176; Cape Verde Islands, Parsons 17: (I), 203-205; Hottentot, Bleek, 33-36; England, Jacobs 2: 21-23; Portugal, Coelho, IV; India, Clouston 1: I, 311-313; comparative, Bolte u. Polivka, II, 100-108; comparative, Aarne, nos. 2015, 2016, 2030.
A. Saint Lucia (I, 156)
Cumulative tale, the conclusion being, “Went little further, see a cyat, beg cyat to catch rat, cyat begin to catch rat, rat begin to bite rope, rope begin to tie ox, ox begin to drink water, water begin to out fire, fire begin to burn bill, bill begin to cut stick, stick begin to lick goat, goat begin to walk fast, and old lady then get home.”
B. Dominica (I, 491-492: in French)
When she is baptized, a child’s godmother gives her a little goat. The child grows up and has children who have children, who have children, etc. Little goat has been let loose into the woods. The child goes to look for him and meets lion. He says, “Lion, can’t you beat goat to make him go down for me?” Lion says no. He meets cutlass. “Cutlass, can’t you cut lion for lion to beat goat to make him go down for me?” And so on until Dog begins to eat cat; cat eats rat; rat eats suet; suet greases rope; rope hangs judge; judge judges butcher; butcher kills steer; steer drinks water; water puts out fire; fire burns cutlass; cutlass cuts lion; lion beats goat; goat cries out, “Ma-a!” and goes down to the house of its mistress.
C. Montserrat (II, 305-306)
The stick he buys with the ha’penny he finds won’t beat goat. “Do dog catch cat, for cat won’t catch rat, rat won’t eat grease, grease won’t grease rope, rope won’t hang butcher, butcher won’t butcher bull, bull won’t drink water, water won’t out fire, fire won’t burn bill, bill won’t cut stick, stick won’t beat kid, and I won’t get home before midnight.
D. Saint Croix (II, 444-445)
The little wee wee wee old lady tells her little wee wee wee kid she wants to go home to eat her bunch o’ berry. Kid says he won’t walk. She tells stick to bang kid. Stick won’t bang kid and so on with bill, fire, water, ox, butcher, rope, grease, rat, cat. Cat says, “Yes, Granny, I am going to eat rat,” etc., and so the old lady gets home to eat her bunch of berries.
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