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A squash and a squeeze. A little old lady lived all by herself with a table and chairs
and a jug on the shelf. A wise old man heard her grumbling grouse. There′s not enough
room in my house. Wise old man, won′t you help me please? My house, it′s a squash
and a squeeze. Take in your hen, said the wise old man. Take in my hen? What a curious
plan! Well, the hen laid an egg on the fireside rug and flapped around the room, knocking
over the jug. The little old lady cried,″What shall I do? It was pokey for one, it′s teeny
for two. My nose has a tickle and there′s no room to sneeze. Wise old man, won′t you
help me please? My house, it′s a squash and a squeeze. Take in your goat, said the
wise old man. Take in my goat? What a curious plan! Well, the goat chewed the curtains and
trod on the egg, then sat down to nibble the table leg. The little old lady cried,″Glory
be! It was teeny for two, it′s titchy for three. The hen pecks the goat and the goat′s
got fleas. Wise old man, won′t you help me please? My house, it′s a squash and a squeeze.
Take in your pig, said the wise old man. Take in my pig? What a curious plan!″ So she
took in her pig who kept chasing the hen and raiding the pantry again and again. The little
old lady cried,″Stop! I implore. It was titchy for three, it′s weeny for four. Even the
pig in the pantry agrees. My house, it′s a squash and a squeeze.″ And she said,″Wise
old man, won′t you help me please? My house, it′s a squash and a squeeze.″ Take in your
cow, said the wise old man. Take in my cow? What a curious plan!″ Well, the cow took
one look and charged straight at the pig, then jumped on the table and tapped out a
jig. The little old lady cried,″Heavens alive! It was teeny for four, it′s weeny for five.
I′m tearing my hat out. I′m down on my knees. Wise old man, won′t you help me please?
My house, it′s a squash and a squeeze.″ Take them all out, said the wise old man.
But then I′ll be back where I first began.″ So she opened the window and out flew the
hen.″Ha! That′s better. At least I can sneeze again.″ She shooed out the goat and
shoved out the pig.″My house is beginning to feel pretty big.″ She huffed and she puffed
and she pushed out the cow.″Just look at my house. It′s enormous now.″ Thank you
old man for the work that you′ve done. It was weeny for five, it′s gigantic for one.″
There′s no need to grumble, there′s no need to grouse.″ There′s plenty of room
in my house.″ And now she′s full of frolics and fiddle-dee-dees.″ It isn′t a squash
and it isn′t a squeeze.″ No, she′s full of frolics and fiddle-dee-dees.″ It isn′t
a squash and it isn′t a squeeze.″
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