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1. Further Riddles Heard in Cootehill and Dairy Brae

   

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   I have a little cow that stands by the wall, give her hay give her straw she will lick it up all give her whiskey she will fly give her water she will die what is my little cow that stands by the wall? Answer. The fire.
   Hairy all over and rough of the skin two things waggling and one going in? Ans. A pig eating.
   A little white and round house and it is full of meat it has no doors or windows to let me in to eat? Ans. An egg.
   One! two! three! a pretty boat I see a silver boat and it afloat upon the silver sea? Ans. One! two! three! I'll answer it for the moon afloat is the silver boat and the sky is the speckled sea.
   As I went through a mucky gap I met my uncle Davie I cut off his head and sucked his blood and left his body easy? Ans a bottle of wine.
   What is the shyest thing in the world? Ans. A clock because it always keeps its hands on its face.
   There was a thing a month old when Adam was no more before the thing was five weeks old Adam was years five score? Ans the moon.
   Riddle me Riddle me Randie o my father

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