This rhyme is for choosing who will be "It".
Un petit cochon
A Little Pig
Comptine d'élimination
(French)
Counting-out Rhyme
(English)
Un petit cochon
Pendu au plafond
Tirez-lui le nez
Il donn'ra du lait
Tirez-lui la queue
Il pondra des œufs
Tirez-la plus fort
Il pondra de l'or
Combien en voulez-vous ?
A little pig
Hanging from the ceiling,
Pull its nose
It will give some milk,
Pull its tail
It will lay some eggs,
Pull it harder
It will lay some gold.
How much do you want?
Notes
The version of the rhyme above includes all the lines that can be found for it. The usual short version goes:
Un petit cochon
Pendu au plafond
Tirez-lui la queue
Il pondra des œufs
Combien en voulez-vous ?
English Translation :
A little pig
Hanging from the ceiling
Pull its tail
It will lay some eggs
How many of them do you want?
Photos & Illustrations
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Monique Palomares for contributing and translating this rhyme and for creating the midi music. Thanks to Lila Pomerantz for the two illustrations!
Many thanks to Monique Palomares for chanting this for us!
Merci beaucoup!
