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   There is a ten acre field covered with snow. In one end of it stands a black cow with white spots and in the other end a white cow with black spots. What time of year is it? Winter.

   King of Morocco he sat on a stool
   He pulled out a long thing,
   And called it a fool.
   It was not a fool, not a foolish thing,
   But many a black hole it stood in.
   Pen.

   A two thousand ton ship with a three thousand ton cargo sailed into Belfast Hbr,
   two thousand tons were unloaded. What did the ship weigh leaving the harbour?
   An anchor.

   I have a grey goose,
   She is of a large size,
   Those that would go with her
   Would want to be wise
   She has feet on her body
   And walks upon none,
   Seeks far for a living,
   And seldom comes home.
   A ship.

   

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   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)
      2. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mrs A. Montgomery

   Gender

   Female

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Address

   Corr, Co. Cavan