While on my way to St. Ives,

I met a man with seven wives.

Each wife had seven sacks;

Each sack had seven cats;

Each cat had seven kits.

Kits, cats, sacks, wives;

How many were going to St. Ives?

While on my way to the fair

I met a man with a bear.

Each bear had 7 cats,

Each cat had 7 rats,

Each rat had 7 mice,

Each mouse had 7 lice,

Lice, mice, cats, rats, a man and a bear;

How many were going to the fair?

Posted by Gamer on 2003-05-19 10:18:27