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School: Alt Achadh Doire (roll number 15474)

Location:
Altaghaderry, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig L. Mac Diarmada
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  1. A Collection of Riddles

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    R. As I went through the slippy gap,
    I met a bull and he was black.
    He stuck, and I flung.
    If you had been there to see the fun?
    A. A thorn in my foot.
    R. Why does a hen pick a pot?
    a. Because she cannot lick it.
    R. What is the difference between a white hen and a black one?
    A. A black hen can lay a white egg, and a white hen can not lay a black one.
    R. Where is a pig the roundest?
    A. When it is salted in the barrel.
    R. How could you compare a flea with a train?
    A. Because they both run on sleepers.
    R. What is the difference between a flea and a snail?
    A. A snail creeps on its own belly, and a flea does not care whose belly it creeps on.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Kane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toberslane, Co. Donegal