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BUDULINEK
“One old fox
And two and three
And Budulinek
Makes four for me!”
Presently Lishka sent out her second child with a penny and the organ-grinder caught the second little fox in the same way and stuffed it also into the sack. Then he went on grinding his organ and softly singing:
“One old fox
And another for me,
And Budulinek
He makes the three.”
“I wonder why that old man still plays his organ,” Lishka said and sent out her third child with a penny.
So the organ-grinder caught the third little fox and stuffed it also into the sack. Then he kept on playing and singing softly:
“One old fox—
I’ll soon get you!—
And Budulinek
He makes just two.
At last Lishka herself came out. So he caught her, too, and stuffed her in with her children. Then he sang:
