School: Rakeeragil (roll number 11568)
- Location:
- Rakeeragh, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Murray
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Ice.What runs but never walks?
A tap.What has two legs and flies?
A bird.When is a cow not a cow?
When she is turned into a field.Why is a mouse like hay?
Because the cat'll eat it.How far can you go into "a"?
Halfway,because if you go any farther you will go out again.What steps can never be climbed?
Footsteps.Why does a hen pick a pot?
Because she cannot lick it.Why does a cow look over a wall?
Because she cannot look under it.Blackie and Whitie went up the hill
Blackie came down and Whitie stood still.
A black hen laying a white egg.What goes round the world and round the world and leaves a loaf on every bush?
Snow.How many feet has forty sheep the shepherd and his dog?
Two.What is black and white and red all over?
A newspaper.
