School: Mágh Rua (B.) (roll number 5880)
- Location:
- Moroe, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: John Maher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0522, Page 077
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- Why does a hen pick the pot
Because she can’t lick it
Why does a baker wear a white hat
To cover his head
Why is a black hen better than a white hen
Because a black hen can lay a white egg and a white hen can’t lay a black egg
Why does a cow look over the ditch
Because she can’t look under it
Why is a blind man like a sailor in prison
Because a blind man can not see to go and a sailor cannot go to sea
Why is the ocean like a plum pudding
Because it is full of currants
What tree grows near the sea
The beach
What is full and holds more
A pot of potatoes when you pour water in
Long legs crooked thighs small head and no eyes
A tongs
What is always behind time
The back of a clock
Why is the letter A like a honeysuckle
Because it is followed by B
Why is it dangerous to enter a wood in Spring
Because all the trees are shooting
Why is the sun in July like a sixpence
Because it is a tanner(continues on next page)
