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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1001, Page 291

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    17. What side of a jug is the handle on?
    Ans. The outside.
    18. What never was nor never will be,
    Stretch forth your hand and there you will see.
    Ans. That your 5 fingers will never be the same length.
    19. What opens like a barn door and shuts like a trap? But you will not think of that.
    Ans. An umbrella.
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