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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0742, Page 083

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  1. Riddles

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    Riddles
    A fender and a tongs cost five pound what would the coal come to;
    Ans. Ashes
    Ass cart and tacklings, spell me all in three letters
    Ans All
    Not an artist people say yet he draws things every day
    Ans. A horse
    As round as an apple as deep as a cup all the kings horses would not pull it up
    Ans. A well
    What side is the handle in a saucepan?
    Ans. the out side
    Where did Noah strike the first nail?
    Ans. On the head
    When is a window like a star?
    Ans. When it is a skylight
    Date 28th April 1938
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Dalton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathduff, Co. Westmeath