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   Around the house and round the house and sleeps in the corner at night? A brush. The man that made it never wore it and the man that wore it never saw it? A coffin. The more you put to it the smaller it gets and the more you take from it the bigger it gets? A hole. The longer it lives the shorter it grows the shorter it lives the longer it grows? A lighted candle. Long legs short short thighs little head and no eyes? A thongs. Why doesn't it matter if a beggar wears a very short coat? Because it will be long enough until he gets another. My father gave me seeds to sow, the seeds were black and the ground was white riddle me that I will give you a pipe? A newspaper. Why is a bar of toffee like a race horse? Because the more you lick it the quicker it goes

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2. Riddles

   

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   What makes more noise at a gate than a pig? two pigs
   What is always behind time? The back of a clock.
   What has two hands and never washes its face? A clock
   What goes up a ladder on its head? A nail in a boot.
   What goes from Dublin to Galway without moving? The road.
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