School: Mantua (roll number 2327)

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1. Riddles (continued)

   

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   its head downwards. Ans: nails of your boots. Why is Sunday the strongest day of the week. Ans: because all the rest are weak (week) days. Why is toffee like a racehorse. Ans: because the more you lick it the faster it goes. What is the difference between a school master and a stamp. Ans: one sticks with a lick and the other licks with the stick. There was once a man and he had no eyes and he went out to see the skies he saw a tree with apples on he took no apples off and he left no apple on. Ans: He had one eye and he took one apple off and he left one apple on.

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2. Folklore - Signs of the Weather

   

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   It is a sign of rain for the clouds to be floating low in the sky and also if they are of a dark grey colour. If the sky is clear and of a blue colour it is a sign of good weather. If the sun goes down pale and very white rain will follow but if it goes down red it is a sign of frost or good weather. At night if there is a yellow ring around the moon or if it is clouded it is also a sign of rain. If the birds are flying low and

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