The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

JOKE

AS I WAS ON MY WAY TO ST. IVES, I CHANCED TO MEET 9 WIVES.
EACH WIFE HAD 9 SACKS. IN EACH SACK THERE WERE 9 CATS.
EACH CAT HAD 9 KITTENS. KITTENS, SACKS, AND WIVES. HOW
MANY WERE GOING TO ST. IVES?
-- I WAS THE ONLY ONE, THE OTHERS WERE GOING THE OTHER WAY.

Where learned: TOLD AT ; SAINT HYACINTH SCHOOL

Keyword(s): TRAVEL

Date learned: 02-29-1972