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To see a butcher kill a hog, is no news;
But to see a hare run after a dog, is strange indeed!
To see a poor man and a rich, is no news;
But to see the devil hugging a witch, is strange indeed!
To see a cat catching a mouse, is no news;
But to see a rat building a house, is strange indeed!
To see a bird picking at fruit, is no news;
But to see a dog playing the flute, is strange indeed!
To see a greyhound catch a hare, is no news;
But to see a lamb hunting a bear, is strange indeed!
To see an eagle spread her wings, is no news;
But to see an old man in leading strings, is strange indeed!
To see a weaver throw his shuttle, is no news;
But to see a man get in a quart bottle, is strange indeed!
To hear of a Frenchman eating a frog, is no news;
But to see a butcher stuck by a hog, is strange indeed!
To see a gardener gather a salad, is no news;
But to see an ass singing a ballad, is strange indeed!
To see a man get a boat, is no news;
But to see a man jump down his throat, is strange indeed!
To see a dog baiting a bull, is no news;
But to see a ram spinning of wool, is strange indeed!
To see a tailor making a coat, is no news;
But to see a hog rowing a boat, is strange indeed!
To see a man fish in a moat, is no news;
But to see a monkey shaving a goat, is strange indeed!
To see a miller grinding corn, is no news;
But to see an ox blowing a horn, is strange indeed!
To see a shoemaker hammer his leather, is no news;
But to see a hound and a buck drinking together, is strange
indeed!
To see a good boy read his book, is no news;
But to see a goose roasting a cook, is strange indeed!
To see a beau at his toilet dress, is no news;
But to see two horses playing at chess, is strange indeed!
To see a high-bred horse when prancing, is no news;
But to see a cat fiddling and mice all dancing, is strange
indeed!
To see a lady drinking of tea, is no news;
But to see a bird shoot a man in a tree, is strange indeed!
To see a boy swim in a brook, is no news;
But to see a fish catch a man with hook, is strange indeed!
To see a cat steal milk from a pan, is no news;
But to see a buck hunting a man, is strange indeed!
To see a cobbler mending a shoe, is no news;
But to see a goat cry old clothes like a jew, is strange
indeed!
To see a haymaker using of rakes, is no news;
But to see a bear making plum cakes, is strange indeed!
To see a barrel made by a cooper, is no news,
But to see a goat act the part of a trooper, is strange
indeed!
To see wrestlers kicking shins, is no news;
But to see cats playing at nine pins, is strange indeed!
To hear a parrot say, pretty Poll, is no news;
But to see a sow with a parasol, is strange indeed!
Mrs. Lovechild's Golden Present
Silver Penny
Death and Burial of Cock Robin
Little Red Riding Hood
The Cries of York
Surprising Adventures of Puss in Boots
Sister's Gift; or the Bad Boy Reformed
Tom Thumb's Folio
The History of Giles Gingerbread
The Hermit of the Forest
Entertainments at the Royal Circus
The House that Jack Built
The World turned Upside Down
The Cries of London
Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and her Dog, in Three
Parts
Cinderella; or, the Little Glass Slipper
A New-Year's Gift
A Collection of Fables
A Collection of Riddles
The Foundling
Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe