Classic and Contemporary Poetry

RIDDLE, by MOTHER GOOSE Poet's Biography
First Line: As I was going to st. Ives / I met a man with seven wives
Last Line: How many were there going to st. Ives?
Subject(s): Riddles

As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives;
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits:
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were there going to St. Ives?