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1. Riddles (continued)

   

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   get me a cherry without a stone. A cherry blossom and an egg. Through the wood and through the wood and never takes a bit off the wood. A nail in a man's boot. I went to the wood and found it. I sat down and fought with it and against my will I brought it. A thorn. Little Genie Ruddle sat in a puddle and a green gown on her. A rush. As I went into a field of corn. I met a thing and it was neither fish flesh feather nor bone. I left it there till it walked alone. An egg. Trough the wood and through the wood and never touches thee wood at all. A knife in a man's pocket. Why does a hen pick a pot. Because she cannot lick it. What is it that God cannot do. To make two hills without a hollow. Black and white and red all over. A paper. As I looked out on yonder window. I saw the dead carrying the live. A train. As I went out on yonder gap I met my uncle David. I knocked him down and cut his throat and left him lying easy. A black betty. What is it that gets bigger the more is taken off it. A hole. It is in the mill and cannot be ground. It's in the shop and cannot be sold. It's in the water and cannot be wet. The sun. What is it that stands out side the wood and eats inside it. A pig eating out of a trough. What is it that is all holes and holds water. A crook. What is the shyest thing in the house. The clock. As I looked

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nell Canning

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Corgallion, Co. Leitrim