School: Ballybay (Hall St.) (roll number 12378)

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   Q. What goes round the wood, and is never in the wood?
   A. The bark on a tree.
   Q. One half dead and the other half living, and a tail wagging?
   A. A dog with its head in a pot.
   Q. Why does a bull look over a hedge. Because he can't look over it?
   Q. What goes round the house and a trail after it?
   A. A hen and a flock of chickens.
   Q. Why is a hungry man like a baker?
   A. Because he needs (kneads) bread.
   Q. Black and white went up the hill, black came down and white stood still?
   A. A hen laying an egg.

   

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2. Riddles

   

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   Q What tree when burned remains the same? A The ash. Q Why would your nose not be 12 inches long. A Because it would then be a foot. Q What has an eye, no face, legs, or hands? A A needle. Q What has a mouth and no face or body? A A river. Q What is the difference between a doctor and a tailor

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Tom Beatty

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballybay, Co. Monaghan