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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1001, Page 294

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    when Adam was but four, yet that same thing was one month old, when Adam was five. Ans. The moon.
    33. In yonder meadow there is a table and in the table there is a drawer and in the drawer there is a cup and in the cup there is a sup for everyone to taste.
    Ans. Death.
    34. I know a little house that would not hold a mouse and there are as many windows on it as the Lord Mayor's house. Ans. A thimble.
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    35. As I was going in to the town I met a man and I asked him his name and he said there was so many of his names hung that he was ashamed to tell.
    Ans. Bell.
    36. There was a man rode through the town
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Coyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lattoon, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Rose Cooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lattoon, Co. Cavan