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    A hard working father, a lazy mother and twelve black sons.
    Answer:-
    The clock
    Chip, Chip, Cherry, all the men in Derry.
    Couldn't climb up Chip Chip, Cherry
    Answer:-
    Smoke.
    As round as an apple, as deep as a cup, all the men in the world couldn't lift it up.
    Answer:- A Spring Well.
    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
    Arthur Peoples
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlecary, Co. Donegal