I sell you the key of the king's garden
This old nursery rhyme is called “I sell you the key of the king's garden” — enjoy your reading!
“I sell you the key of the king's garden:
I sell you the string that ties the key, &c.
I sell you the rat that gnawed the string, &c.
I sell you the cat that caught the rat, &c.
I sell you the dog that bit the cat, &c.”
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