School: Dunboyne (C.) (roll number 15917)
- Location:
- Dunboyne, Co. Meath
- Teachers: Seosaimhín Ní Chonmidhe Uná Frinse
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- (continued from previous page)33. What is the best thing out?
An aching tooth.
34. What is always behind time?
The back of a clock.
35. What is it that never says a word yet needs to be answered?
The door.
36. What often goes out yet never leaves the room?
The fire.
37. What is often licked and made to shut up yet never grumbles?
An envelope.
38. On which side of a cottage do you always find a garden?
On the out side.
39. Why is a good head of cabbage the friendliest vegetable in the world?
Because it has a big heart.
40. What should you keep after you've given it to somebody?
Your word.
41. Why is a banana skin like a jersey?
Because it is easy to slip on.
42. Why did the cow look over the wall?(continues on next page)
