School: Knockaderry (C.) (roll number 2419)

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   won't be able to stand, immediately he fell down, and he could not get up anymore, his brother came looking for him, he knocked at the fort door (he knocked at the fort door) he got a jar of gold instead of his brother lived with the fairies ever after.

   

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2. Riddles

   

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   Q Why dont farmers tell secrets in a cornfield. A Because there are too many ears about. Q Where can happiness always be found A In a dictionary Q Why is a schoolmaster like a man with one eye A When he has a vacancy for a pupil. Q Why is an adjective like a baby? A Because it cannot stand alone. Q What has a tongue and never utters a sound A A Boot. Q What is the first thing you would do if you fell into the sea. A To get wet.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)
   2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Peg Gleeson

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   13

   Address

   Ballybrack, Co. Kerry