Mythology & Folklore
Two legs sat upon three legs
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Two legs sat upon three legs,
With one leg in his lap;
In comes four legs,
And runs away with one leg.
Up jumps two legs,
Catches up three legs,
Throws it after four legs,
And makes him bring back one leg.
Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Riddles. [One leg is a leg of mutton; two legs, a man; three legs, a stool; four legs, a dog.]
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