" Whistle, whistle, auld wife,
An' ye'se get a hen. "
" I wadna whistle, " quo' the wife,
" Though ye wad gi'e me ten. "

" Whistle, whistle, auld wife,
An' ye'se get a cock. "
" I wadna whistle, " quo' the wife,
" Though ye'd gi'e me a flock. "

" Whistle, whistle, auld wife,
And ye'se get a goun. "
" I wadna whistle, " quo' the wife,
" For the best ane i' the toun. "

" Whistle, whistle, auld wife,
An ye'se get a coo. "
" I wadna whistle, " quo the wife,
" Though ye wad gi'e me two. "

" Whistle, whistle, auld wife,
An' ye'se get a man. "
" Wheeple-whauple, " quo' the wife,
" I'll whistle as I can. " Sung with vocal mimicry, the above makes a strikingly effective entertainment.
The song of " The Three Little Pigs " embraces a palpable moral, which not children alone would be the better for taking to heart. I wish I could sing it for you, my readers, as I have heard Mr. Tom Hunt, the well-known animal painter, sing it in social circles in Glasgow: —