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This Little Piggy

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A rhyme for counting on fingers or toes, one line per digit, ending in a mock cry that always gets a laugh. It doubles as an early lesson in naming body parts, which is why it survives every generation of nursery play.

From Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional). See the whole collection.

This little pig went to market;
This little pig stayed at home;
This little pig had roast beef;
This little pig had none;
This little pig said, "Wee, wee!
I can't find my way home."

Public domain. Text from The Real Mother Goose (Blanche Fisher Wright, 1916), via Project Gutenberg. View the source edition

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