School: Ferns (C.) (roll number 13267)
- Location:
- Fearna, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: Stás, Bean Uí Mhuimhneacháin
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A hole.What asks no questions but requires many answers _
A door bell.Who was the first whistler and what was his tune _
The wind.
When he whistles over the hills and far away.What is that which everyone wishes for and yet tries to get rid of _
A good appetite.Headed like a thimble, tailed like a hat you may guess for ever but you could not guess that _
A pipe.What stick does not grow in the wood(continues on next page)
