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Baa, baa, becky baa!
Little lamb running through the town,
Falls and dislocates his ankle^[1]
Against a road-stone,^[2] alas!
Then will cry: "Oh, la la!
Friend ewe, to me, to me!"

Baa, baa, becky baa!
Little lamb running through the mountains,
Finds himself caught in the bushes,
And hurts himself,^[3]
Then will cry: "Oh, la la!
Friend ewe, to me, to me!"

THE WOLF'S PRAYER.

Where are you going, wolf?
—I am going, I don't know where,
To find a stray animal,
Or an animal poorly watched.
—Wolf, I forbid you,
By the great powerful God,
To do any more harm to them
Than a good mother
Would do to her baby.

 

Mie, abbreviation of amie.

1. Cheville (s. f.), ankle.
2. Borne (s. f.), stone, post.
3. Se faire bobo, to hurt one's self slightly.