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Author: szeiger
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Created: Jan 4, 2016
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The Old Woman and Her Pig

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The Old Woman and Her Pig

An old woman was sweeping her house, and she found a little crooked sixpence.

"What," said she, "shall I do with this little sixpence? I will go to market, and buy a little pig."

As she was coming home, she came to a stile: but the piggy wouldn't go over the stile.

She went a little further, and she met a dog. So she said to the dog:

"Dog! bite pig; piggy won't go over the stile; and I shan't get home to-night."

But the dog wouldn't.

She went a little further, and she met a stick. So she said:

"Stick! stick! beat dog! dog won't bite pig; piggy won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home to-night."

But the stick wouldn't.

She went a little further, and she met a fire. So she said:

"Fire! fire! burn stick; stick won't beat dog; dog won't bite pig; piggy won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home to-night."

But the fire wouldn't.

She went a little further, and she met some water. So she said:

"Water, water! quench fire; fire won't burn stick; stick won't beat dog; dog won't bite pig; piggy won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home to-night."

But the water wouldn't.

She went a little further, and she met an ox. So she said:

"Ox! ox! drink water; water won't quench fire; fire won't burn stick; stick won't beat dog; dog won't bite pig; piggy won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home to-night."

But the ox wouldn't.

She went a little further, and she met a butcher. So she said:

"Butcher! butcher! kill 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; piggy won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home to-night."

But the butcher wouldn't.

She went a little further, and she met a rope. So she said:
"Rope! rope! hang butcher; butcher won't kill 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; piggy won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home to-night."

But the rope wouldn't.

She went a little further, and she met a rat. So she said:
"Rat! rat! gnaw rope; rope won't hang butcher; butcher won't kill 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; piggy won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home to-night."

But the rat wouldn't.

She went a little further, and she met a cat. So she said:
"Cat! cat! kill rat; rat won't gnaw rope; rope won't hang butcher; butcher won't kill 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; piggy won't get over the stile; and I shan't get home to-night."

But the cat said to her, "If you will go to yonder cow, and fetch me a saucer of milk, I will kill the rat."

So away went the old woman to the cow.

But the cow said to her: "If you will go to yonder hay-stack, and fetch me a handful of hay, I'll 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 she went with it in a saucer to the cat.

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; the fire began to burn the stick; the stick began to beat the dog; the dog began to bite the pig; the little pig in a fright jumped over the stile, and so the old woman got home that night.
Grade 4 Summarizing CCSS: CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, RL.4.1, RL.4.2
A.
What needed to happen for the old woman to get home?
  1. She had to find her way.
  2. The pig had to jump over the stile.
  3. The fire had to burn the rope.
  4. Her horse had to move.
Grade 4 Summarizing
B.
Why did the old woman need milk from the cow?
  1. to get the cat to kill the rat
  2. to give to her pig
  3. to make butter for her bread
  4. to sell at the market
Grade 4 Summarizing CCSS: CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, RL.4.1, RL.4.2
C.
What happened when the old woman gave the cat the milk?
  1. It got dark outside.
  2. The cow became angry.
  3. The cat ran away.
  4. It set off a chain reaction.
Grade 4 Summarizing
D.
Except for the cat, whenever the old woman asked something to help her, it
  1. would not do it.
  2. called for help.
  3. gave an excuse.
  4. asked for money.
Grade 4 Summarizing CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RL.4.2
E.
Which choice is the best summary of the story?
  1. The pig refused to jump over the stile.
  2. A woman gave a saucer of milk to a cat so it would kill a rat.
  3. A woman bought a pig at the market, but she had a hard time getting it home.
  4. The butcher refused to kill the ox.