School: Summerville (roll number 622)
- Location:
- Summerville, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: John Burke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0652, Page 18
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- (continued from previous page)A brush.
Black and white and read all over.
A newspaper.
What is it that turns without m oving?
Milk.
When is a black hen a white one?
When she is plucked.
What is half the moon like?
The other half.
What is a herring worth when it is half-eaten?
Worth turning it.
As I looked out my gay gold window I saw Paco taking away Campaino and if I had my ranton scamtom I would shoot Paco taking away Campaino.
A fox taking a hen.
If a hen and a half laid an egg and a half in a day and a half, how many eggs would three hens lay in three days?
Six.
As I walked out as I walked in death I saw which life was in(continues on next page)
