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   IV; Why does a rabbit never go further than the middle of a wood.
   Answer; If she went in any further she would be coming out at the other side.

   

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2. Riddles

   

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   I; What word is it that if you say it you brake it.? Answer; Silence. II; As I was going through a guttery gap I met my Uncle Davie. I took off his head and sucked his blood and left him lying easy. Answer; A bottle of wine. III; What bee will never sting you? Answer; The letter B. IV; Who is it that marries many wives and yet is single all his life.

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   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nancy Mc Court

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Crannagh, Co. Laois