ひとりがのどを詰まらせて、9人になった　　一人が寝過ごして、8人になった
一人がそこに残って7人になった　　一人が自分を真っ二つに割って、6人になった　　
蜂がひとりを刺して、5人になった　　　一人が裁判所にいって、4人になった。　　
一人が燻製のニシンに飲まれ、3人になった。　　大熊が一人を抱きしめ、2人になった。　　
ひとりが陽に焼かれ、一人になった。
　　　　　1人の少女が後に残された、
　　　　　　　　『一人が首を吊り、そして誰もいなくなるのか？』

One choked his little self, and then there were nine.
One overslept himself, and then there were eight.
One said he'd stay there, and then there were seven.
One chopped himself in halves, and then there were six.
A bumblebee stung one, and then there were five.
One got in Chancery, and then there were four.
A red herring swallowed one, and then there were three.
A big bear hugged one, and then there were two.
One got frizzled up, and then there was one.

One little girl, left all alone, "If she went and hanged herself, would then there be none?"