School: Baltrasna (roll number 4086)

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1. Riddles (continued)

   

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   25/ When is over the fire and under the fire and never touches a bit of the fire?
   Ans. A cake in the oven.
   Written by Thommie Flood Murrens Oldcastle Co. Meath.
   Aged 12 years

   

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2. Games I Play

   

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   Games I play Children play different games now at school than they used to play long ago. Here are some games we play at school. Colours All the children stand in a big row. two children go away to seek and one gives out the colours then the two that went to seek are called and the person that gave out colours says "All the birds in the air or all the fishes in the sea would not point me out white or black or any other colour that was given" One gives three guesses and if she guesses right (one) colour then whoever had that colour goes and stands behind her then the other gives three guesses for an other colour

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mollie Mc Cabe

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Murrens, Co. Meath