"As I was walking to St. Ives, I met a Man with seven Wives. Every Wife had seven Kids, Every Kid had seven Cats. Every Cat had seven Kits." "Of Kits and Cats, and Kids, and Wives, How many were going to St. Ives?" (Including the Man) Hal
Uno! Shirley is probably groaning because she grew up as I did hearing this till the cows came home. You gotta step up your game to impress us country girls, Senor Halberto.
Why was @Hal Pollner walking to St. Ives in the first place? Doesn't he have a car? Did he have a flat tire? Maybe he gave out of gas? The mystery deepens.
Louise only ONE person was walking to St Ive's, All the others were walking away from St Ives because he met them. They were going the opposite direction. Shirley Hal was walking to St Ive's in search of six more wives.
I pity poor @Hal Pollner when his wife finds out he's out tomcattin' around , looking for other women. He might want to stay in St. Ives.
Thelma, err, I mean Shirley and Louise -- Did you know St Ives is a real town in the UK? The women in St Ives Are women that are wise Hal failed his on devise They cut him down to size Hal is now exercising his fifth If you get my soft veiled drift His walk ended in a tragic rift For the perfume that he sniffed
But Lady Faye had the correct answer: ONE person was waking to St. Ives. Otherwise it would be One Man, 7 Wives, 49 Kids, 343 Cats, and 2,401 Kits, for a total of 2,801 living critters walking to St. Ives. Hal Pollner (Not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints...just an Old Unrepentant Wolf!)