A Nursery Rhyme Changed Up!

The Old Nursery Rhyme

This Little Piggie (a baby toe game)

This little piggie went to market;

This little piggie stayed home,

This little piggie ate roast beef,

This little piggie had none,

And this little piggie,

This little piggie went wee-wee-wee,

All the way home!

My version for my first six childen-

*prior to adopting from Ethiopia*

This little piggie went to market;

This little piggie stayed home,

This little piggie ate tofu,

This little piggie had none,

This little piggie~this little piggie,

Went wee-wee-wee

All the way home!

(mama is a vegetarian ;-)

My New and Improved Ethiopian Version...

This ten~nish (little) a~sa~ma (pig) went to Ethiopia (whisper: Addis Ababa)

This ten~nish as~sa~ma stayed bet, (home)

This ten~nish a~sa~ma ate injera,

This ten~nish a~sa~ma had ma~nem, (none)

And this ten~nish a~sa~ma...this ten~nish a~sa~ma,

went a~ra, a~ra, a~ra, (oh!)

all the way bet! (home)

'God, I am so very thankful for change'...life is good!