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School: Swanzy Memorial N. S. (roll number 10428)

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Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eilis F. Ní Stiobháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1120, Page 21

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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    A needle and thread.
    It’s long and it’s narrow, and it’s not very wide and it wears a green selvedge on every side.
    A road.
    It’s black and it’s white and it’s read all over.
    A newspaper.
    Long legs, short thighs, little head and no eyes.
    The tongs.
    What is it that a rich man puts in his pocket, and a poor man throws away.
    A snot.
    What goes out between two woods and comes home between
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English