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   A Collection of Riddles.
   field and when you lift his hand, his nose will bleed.?
   Answer − A pump.
   27. What part of a cow goes over a ditch first.?
   Answer − Her breath.
   28. Why does a hen go over a ditch.?
   Answer − Because she can't go under it.
   29. When is a storekeeper above his business.?
   Answer − When he sleeps over his store.
   30. What makes more noise than a pig under a gate?
   Answer − Two pigs
   31. Why did the thunder clap?
   Answer − Because it saw the lightening play.
   32. Whats the shiest thing in the world?
   Answer − A clock because its hands are

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Paddy Hynes

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Charleville, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mrs Connell

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Charleville, Co. Cork