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In the _Sepher Haggadah_ there is an ancient parabolical hymn,
in the Chaldee language, sung by the Jews at the feast of the Passover,
and commemorative of the principal events in the history of that people.
For the following literal translation we are indebted to Dr Henderson,
the celebrated orientalist:--
"1. _A kid, a kid_ my father bought,
For two pieces of money.
A kid, a kid.
"2. Then came _the cat_, and ate the kid,
That my father bought,
For two pieces of money.
A kid, a kid.
"3. Then came _the dog_, and bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought,
For two pieces of money.
A kid, a kid.
"4. Then came _the staff_, and beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought,
For two pieces of money.
A kid, a kid.
"5. Then came _the fire_, and burnt the staff,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought,
For two pieces of money.


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