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School: Urbal (roll number 13874)

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Urbal, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Gerald Kelliher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0206, Page 577

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  2. Riddles

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    1. Head like a thimble, tail like a rat, you may guess forever but you'll never guess that
    Ans: a pipe
    2. What has teeth and cannot eat?
    Ans: A comb
    3. What has a bed in which it never lies?
    Ans: A river
    4. What part of the cow goes out in the gap first?
    Ans: Her breath
    5. As black as ink, as white as milk, and hops on the road like hail stones.
    Ans: A magpie
    6. For what did the king buy two half-penny candles?
    Ans: For a penny
    7. A useful useless instrument often
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