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School: Killyon

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0822, Page 008A

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    Riddles
    Clare Fleury, Rathgibbon, Killyon.
    1. When is the sun like jelly?
    A. When it is setting.
    2. Where was the first nail struck?
    A. On the head.
    3. What bow is it you can never untie?
    A. The rainbow.
    4. What is the smallest thing you can move in?
    A. A shoe.
    5. When you go into a garden what smells most?
    A. Your nose.
    6. Why is a kiss spelt with two S S?
    A. Because it takes two to complete the spell.
    7. What bell is it never rings?
    A. A dumbbell.
    8. What pronoun is it that is never here?
    A. I here.
    9. What is the weight of the moon?
    A. Four quarters.
    10. Why is a dirty child like a flannel?
    A. Because it shrinks when washed.
    11. Over the fire and under the fire and still never touches the fire?
    A. A cake in a baker baking.
    12. Long legs, short thighs, little head and no eyes?
    A. A tongs.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Clare Fleury
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathgibbon North, Co. Offaly