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School: Nutgrove (roll number 10126)

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Mullagh, Co. Limerick
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Emily Ní Aonghusa
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  1. Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    A. A thimble.
    Q. What month do babies cry less in?
    A. February, the shortest.
    Q. What is always coming and still never comes?
    A. To-morrow.
    Q. When is an artist a dangerous person
    A. When his designs are bad.
    Q. What has teeth and cannot eat?
    A. A comb.
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  2. A Collection of Riddles

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    Question - Jenny inside the wall,
    and Jenny out-side the wall,
    If you touch Jenny,
    your roar and ball.
    Answer - A nettle.
    Question - As I went out a slippery gap,
    I met my uncle Dary,
    I cut off his head,
    and lift his body easy.
    Answer - A head of cabbage.
    Question - As I looked out my window,
    I saw a whitey driving a
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Naughton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Deelish, Co. Limerick