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1. Riddles (continued)

   

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   me to my journey's end?
   Answer The turf.
   14) What has two legs and cannot walk?
   Answer. One pair of trousers.
   15) What sort of wig can a barber not make?
   Answer. An earwig.
   16) What people never live long?
   Answer. Dwarfs
   17) Which is the cleanest letter in the alphabet
   Answer. H. because it is in the middle of washing.
   18) Why is the letter F, like a banana skin?
   Answer. Because the both make all Fill.
   19) Why is a king like a book?
   Answer. Because he has pages.
   Eileen Treacy Cornacrieve Emyvale Co. Monaghan

   

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2. Halloween Night

   

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   Children often play tricks on Halloween night. They take the gates off the hinges and hides it. They put false faces on them and dress up in old clothes and sear the people and they also pre squil. They take the peoples goats and dogs and tie them to the doors, They steal cabbage from one mans

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eileen Treacy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cornacreeve, Co. Monaghan