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1. A Collection of Riddles

   

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   50 As round as an apple, as plump as a ball, it climbs one church over steeple and all. The sun. 51 As round a as marble, as deep as a cup, and all the men in Derry could not pull it up. A well. 52 What is full and holds more? A pot full of potatoes when you would pour water in to it. 53 Niddy Noddy round body, three feet and a wooden hat. A pot 54 I washed my face in water that never rained or ran. I wiped my face in a towel that was neither wove or spun. I washed my face in the dew and dried it in the sun.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kitty Benton

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Coonmore, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Daniel Benton

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Coonmore, Co. Tipperary

2. A Collection of Riddles

   

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   55 A little white man with a red nose , the longer he lives the shorter he grows.
   A candle.
   56 What do you see people drink soup with ?
   With my eyes.
   57 What is half the moon like ?
   The other half.
   58 It's black and white and read all over
   A newspaper
   59 Why do we carry an umbrella?
   Because it cannot walk.
   60 What is the shiest thing in the world?
   A clock because it always has its hands to its face
   61 Too short, cut a bit off and it's long enough.

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