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School: Faythe Convent, Loch gCarman (roll number 11361)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0881, Page 407

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    Riddles
    31-8-38
    What has an eye and cannot see?
    A needle.
    What is the first you do fall into the sea?
    Get Wet.
    What is the first thing to put into a cake?
    Your Teeth.
    Why is the horse more clever than a fox?
    Because a horse can run into a trap and fox cannot.
    What is the difference between two yards?
    A Wall.
    What has twelve wings and yet cannot fly?
    A shilling.
    What smells most in a chemist shop?
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    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
    Peggy Morris
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drinagh North, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mrs M. Morris
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drinagh North, Co. Wexford