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 99 The Passover Haggadah HAD GADYA

One kid, one kid Father bought for two zuzi One kid, one kid.

The cat came and ate the kid That father bought for two zuzim; One kid, one kid.

‘The dog came and bit the cat That ate the kid

That father bought for two zuzim; One kid, one kid.

‘The stick came and leat the dog That bit the cat: That ate the kid That father bought for two zuz One kid, one kid.

‘The fire came and burned the stick ‘That beat the dog

That bit the cat

That ate the kid

‘That father bought for two zuzim; One kid, one kid.

‘The water came and quenched the fire That burned the stick

That beat the dog

‘That bit the cat

‘That ate the kid

That father bought for two zuzim; One kid, one kid.

in the Prague edition of 1500. Had Gadya, intended for the entertainment of ‘the children so as to keep them awake until the conclusion of the Seder service, has been variously allegorized. The principal idea conveyed in this song seems to be identical with the famous utterance of Hillel concerning measure for measure: “Because you have drowned others, others have drowned you; and ‘those who have drowned you shall themselves be drowned” (Avoth 2:7).

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